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🌱 New Robotic Surgery Program + Paulding County Park Master Plan

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Hello, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Dallas-Hiram Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today. Today you'll read about these stories and more...

  • New robotic surgery program in Paulding County
  • Preliminary Master Plan Review Meeting for Paulding County Park
  • Hiram football team beat Calhoun 44-34

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 76 Low: 61.

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Here are the top five stories in Dallas-Hiram today:

  1. Paulding County residents will now have access to a new robotic surgery program at Wellstar Paulding Medical Center. Ralph Turner, Wellstar senior vice president and president of Wellstar Paulding Medical Center, said, "We’re thrilled to offer access to game-changing da Vinci robotic surgery at Wellstar Paulding Medical Center for the first time in history." The program allows surgeons to make smaller incisions that are not possible by the human hand. (Paulding Neighbor)
  2. On Oct. 26, there will be a Preliminary Master Plan Review Meeting for Paulding County's Richland Creek Reservoir Passive Park Master Plan. The community will give feedback at this meeting and the plan will be refined into a final "Master Plan," which could potentially be adopted by the Paulding County Commission. (Paulding County Gov)
  3. The Hiram football team won 44-34 over Calhoun. The Hornets now have a 4 to 3 overall record in Class 5A. (Subscription: Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  4. Looking for a new career opportunity that connects you with the greater Paulding community? Paulding County is looking to hire for multiple full-time positions, including animal control officer, crew worker - paving crew, and firefighter. Job details and application information can be found at the link. (Paulding County)
  5. Looking for work in the Dallas-Hiram area? View the link to see the latest job openings, including service manager in training, driver mover, office assistant, and more. (Dallas-Hiram Patch)

Today in and around Dallas-Hiram:

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  • The Gravity of Beauty Group Exhibit At Zuckerman Museum Of Art At KSU, Kennesaw (10:00 AM)
  • West Georgia Weekly Networking At Piece of Heaven (10:30 AM)
  • Retirement Workshop At Dallas Theater And Civic Center (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • REMINDER: Paulding County uses CodeRED to automatically send notices via email and text message about missing persons, public health statements, and more. Click on the link to learn more and to register. (City of Hiram)
  • Lost & Found! A Monogrammed "BWL" purple fuzzy pull-over and unicorn lunch/tote box. The owner can pick them up at the Dallas City Hall drive-through window. (City of Dallas, Georgia – Government via Facebook)
  • Did you know you can still use the New Georgia Public Library's digital resources even when it is closed? Use HOOPLA, LIBBY, MANGO Languages, and KANOPY to read, listen, and learn any time you can't make it to the library! (New Georgia Public Library via Facebook)

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