Douglasville Patch Readers: Thank You For Helping Us Grow

Nearly eight years ago, 0n Dec. 3, 2010, Douglasville Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Douglasville Patch recorded 49,324 visitors. For a town of approximately 30,961 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Douglasville, for sure, but many residents of the County and neighboring towns also land on Douglasville Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Douglasville Patch in August.

• Missing Teen Sought By Douglas County Sheriff's Office
• Unconscious Puppies Rescued After Being Left In Hot Car
• Douglas Inspections: Popular Burger Joint Fails With 66 Score
• Man Sentenced For Using Dead Mom's Social Security Money
• Possible Rabid Fox Sighted In Douglas County
• Douglas County Sells Old Jail To City For $850,000
• Bodycam Video Disputes 'Violent Arrest' Rumors Police Say: WATCH
• 5th Accused In Violent Bank Robbery Arraigned: DOJ
• Temporary Tenant Opening At Old Douglasville Toys R Us
• Up-Skirt Videos Shot At Walmart, Man Arrested: Police

Got a news tip? I'm John Barker your local editor. I've lived in Douglasville for the past 15 years and have covered the area with different news agencies for most of that time. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at douglasville@patch.com.

Our readers also love Douglasville Patch's calendar of events — 10,071 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are an Alexander Basketball Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser, a Christian Youth Scholarship Competition, and the Buckhead Fine Arts Festival. You can add your events for free on the calendar as well!

Local contributors are constantly adding great content to Patch. Here are three recent examples:

• Girls Leadership & Mentoring Program Open Enrollment by Crystal Moore
• Research money for Alzheimer's for 2019 by Belinda Jennings
• Change your life with the Hope Program! by Brian Hamilton

If you would like to post on Douglasville Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

Speaking of awesome, a new bright spot at Douglasville Patch is our Patch mayor is Julie Camp. She is very involved in the community, including with Keep Douglasville Beautiful and in politics. As a Patch Mayor, Julie helps keep Douglasville Patch a friendly local spot. Here's Julie's most recent article: Dogs buried in City Cemetery.

What else is new? So far this year, 723 new email subscribers have joined Douglasville Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) And 564 Douglasville lovers joined our Facebook page this year, too. We just passed 7,000 fans! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 7,031 fans in September was a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Douglasville Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Douglasville Patch is part of a broad network, with more than 50 Patches in Georgia and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made Douglasville Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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Photo by Patch Editor John Barker