🌱 Local Doctor On Probation + College Building Renovation Wins Award

Hello all. It's me, Linda Marlow, your host of the Dallas-Hiram Patch newsletter — here to explain everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Including news about:

• Georgia Highlands College's Winn Building renovation in downtown Dallas wins award.
• Douglasville high school senior wins $1.6M+ in scholarships.
• Carroll County physician put on probation for privacy invasion.

But first, today's weather: Today, there will be areas of patchy fog early in the morning with cloudy skies early, followed by partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. The high temperature will be around 81, and winds will be coming from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, partly cloudy skies during the evening will become cloudy overnight with a low temperature of around 65. Winds will be light and variable.

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Here are the top stories in Dallas-Hiram today:

1. The Downtown Main Street Advisory Board of the City of Dallas has recognized Georgia Highlands College's renovation work at the Winn Building, which is situated at the college's Paulding location in downtown Dallas, with the Downtown First Award for Outstanding Brick and Mortar Reconstruction. State funding of $4.1 million enabled the project, which increased the size of the Paulding site by two times and turned the structure into a cutting-edge academic edifice. The new academic building has modern amenities for students and professors to improve their academic experience, including classrooms, study rooms, faculty suites, a patio area, a physical education lab, and a chemical lab. (Subscription: Marietta Daily Journal)
2. To increase dealership coverage in Georgia, Sakai America and National Equipment Dealers LLC. (NED) have teamed. NED and Sakai are well-positioned to serve clients across the state thanks to their four locations, which are situated in Richmond-Hill, Dallas, Douglas, and Macon. NED's COO, Jesse Beasley, is enthusiastic about carrying and maintaining even more Sakai soil rollers in their constantly expanding network. The move comes after NED's success representing Sakai throughout the Carolinas and eastern Texas. For NED's customers' uptime and productivity, the machines' dependability, usability, and durability are crucial factors, and providing Georgia clients with dependable machines is at the top of their priority list. (Construction Equipment Guide)
3. Regis Harris, a senior at Chapel Hill High School in Douglasville, has won more than $1.6 million in scholarships from more than 40 colleges and universities around the U.S., which he plans to use to pay for his college expenses. Harris is a straight A student who is also involved in the school band, chess club, varsity track team, and National Honor Society. Two days after his birth, Harris underwent open heart surgery due to a heart condition, but he has persevered and is determined to one day become a psychiatrist. (WRTV)
4. Brent Harris, M.D., a family physician in Carroll County, was given a 12-month probationary period after utilizing prescription data and unauthorized access to medical records to submit a formal complaint against a former business associate. Two counts of computer invasion of privacy, two counts of illegally acquiring a prescription drug monitoring software, and one count of careless use of prescription drug information were brought against Harris. He must pay a $1,000 fine as well as court fees. (Becker's ASC)
5. Children's Hospital of Georgia has been chosen by the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation to receive one of its 2023 community partner grants. The award will pay for the travel costs of patients and their families as well as a full-time social worker for the hospital's pediatric cancer program. A pediatric bone marrow transplant program at Children's Hospital has increased the need for a social worker who will support cancer patients and their families. The remaining amount of the award will be used to establish a patient financial assistance fund, which will help cancer patients and their families by lessening the financial burden of travel and unforeseen hospital visit fees. (Jagwire – Augusta)

Today in Dallas-Hiram:

• Spring Break — Paulding County School District (All Day)
• Special Author Storytime — Maude P Ragsdale Hiram Library (11:30 AM)
• Child Advocacy Awareness Program — Dallas Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Canasta — Paulding Senior Center (2:00 PM)
• Part-Time Poets — New Georgia Public Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Patch Job News: For the benefit of job searchers looking for full- or part-time employment in the Dallas-Hiram region, ZipRecruiter has produced a list of recently posted positions. The greatest local job postings from the previous week have been collated, and businesses in the local area are actively looking for new employees. Further details about a position or instructions for applying can be found by clicking on the job title. (Patch Job News)
• New Georgia Public Library: A My Little Library bag is available from the library this month and can be picked up anytime during operating hours. The bag includes a book starring the well-known character Pete the Cat as well as coordinating craft supplies. It is designed for kids between the ages of one and eleven. Only one bag is available per family due to the anticipated high demand, so the library advises families to pick up their bag as soon as possible. (New Georgia Public Library via Facebook)
• Maude P. Ragsdale Hiram Library: Everyone between the ages of 11 and 18 is welcome to the library's DIY Spring Wind Chimes event on Saturday, April 15. Although registration is not required in advance, interested parties can do so by contacting the library by phone or text. During the event, attendees will have the chance to make their own wind chimes with a spring theme. (Maude P. Ragsdale Hiram Library via Facebook)
• City of Hiram: This week's Easter Scavenger Hunt is organized by the City of Hiram and started yesterday at Homer Leggett Memorial Park/Hiram Hounds Park. Each of the four places offers a limited amount of prize eggs that can be found by participants. While there are four Exclusive Prize Eggs to find, each participant is only allowed to claim one egg for the duration of the event. To be eligible for a reward, all eggs must be handed in at City Hall by April 21. (City of Hiram via Facebook)

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That's it for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Linda Marlow

About me: Linda Marlow is an experienced writer and communications professional with a diverse background in industries such as healthcare, education, publishing, and performing arts. She is a Dallas resident who is passionate about sharing the latest news and events happening in Paulding County through her writing. Linda is currently serving as a contributing writer for the Dallas-Hiram Patch newsletter, where she continues to use her storytelling skills to inform and engage the local community.

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