Posted on: April 13, 2017
Wednesday WindDown for June 21st has been CANCELLED due to potential weather.
Wednesday WindDown at the Park is a 10-week summer concert series every Wednesday evening starting June 7th through August 9th at
Hunter Park, 8830 Gurley Rd. Douglasville, GA 301...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 30, 2017
Douglasville Ward 3 City Councilmembers Dr. LaShun Burr Danley, Sam Davis, and District 1 County Commissioner Henry Mitchell, held a joint Town Hall meeting on May 9th at Jessie Davis Park.
Constituents heard presentations from Michelle...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 7, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful (KDB) received the 2016 Keep America Beautiful (KAB) President's Circle Award as well as the Keep Georgia Beautiful (KGB) Governor's Circle Award recognition. The awards recognizes exemplary performance made by certified affili...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: January 25, 2017
"A Dose of Douglasville" is an 8-week program to acquaint residents of Douglasville with the structure of the City government and services we provide. The Academy provides residents with information, resources, and tools to become knowledgeable ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 31, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful and Main Street Douglasville with the help of Alexander High School have teamed up again to beautify downtown.
Both organizations called on their volunteers to help with the effort when they recently planted winter annuals up an...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 31, 2017
It was a beautiful October night in Douglasville, and a large crowd came out to enjoy some chili and a 5K run after dinner!
The Douglasville/Douglas County Cultural Arts Council's 21st annual Chili Cook Off was held on October 21st followed immediately by ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: November 14, 2017
Employees from Douglasville Muncipal Court Services decided to enter a Christmas tree in the Douglas County Festival of Trees this year, and they won "Best Overall Tree" which is the highest award given!
They spent an entire Saturday working on a...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 20, 2017
The O'Neal Plaza renovation is complete, and the Ribbon Cutting was held on October 19th. Mayor Rochelle Robinson cut the ribbon, officially opening the beautiful new space.
The work was paid for by a Georgia DOT Transportation Enhancement Grant with a 20%...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: December 5, 2017
"A Dose of Douglasville" is a 10-week program to acquaint residents of Douglasville with the structure of the City government and services we provide. The Academy provides residents with information, resources, and tools to become knowledgeable ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: July 11, 2017
Winners in the Douglasville Independence Day Parade were:
1st Place: Sunrise Memorial Gardens
2nd Place: Premier Drugstore - Village Pharmacy
3rd Place: Sons of Confederate Veterans 943
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: June 29, 2017
The annual GMA convention is held the last weekend of June in Georgia’s first city, Savannah.
At the beginning of the opening session, a crowd favorite is the "Parade of Flags" where every GMA member city that has a representative in attendance, ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: June 5, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful hosts an annual "Embellishment Contest" in conjunction with the Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival and the 2017 winners have been announced:
Best Mailbox Award - Ms. Regina Flan...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: May 25, 2017
The Douglasville HR Department sponsored the annual employee health fair as part of their "Be Fit with D-Fit" wellness program.
Employees received health screenings for blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL "good" cholesterol, and bloo...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: May 22, 2017
Congratulations to Ginny Zembrzuski from Douglasville PD who is the first city employee to complete the HR Department’s "Explore Ship" program.
HR Director Teaa Allston stated, "Explore Ship is a way for employees to walk a mile in the shoes...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: May 19, 2017
The 46th annual Douglasville/Douglas County Senior Picnic was held at the Woodie Fite Senior Center on May 18th.
Guests enjoyed browsing vendor booths, bingo, and a great picnic lunch.
Vera Waddlington won the "oldest woman in atten...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: May 10, 2017
The 2017 Downtown Preservation & Tourism Luncheon was held at the Douglasville Conference Center on May 10th.
Winners were:
Convention And Visitors Bureau Spirit Award - Tamara Manny (Proforma)
Hospitality Worker Of The Year Award - Charlotte W...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: April 27, 2017
No City can operate without a good staff of administrative professionals, and the City of Douglasville has some of the best!
The last full week of April every year is set aside to honor administrative professionals worldwide, and the Wednesday of that week...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 15, 2017
- Beginning March 28th East Strickland Street between Ellis Street and Palmer Street will be closed.
- Ellis Street will be utilized as a Detour Route.
The detour route, (traveling eastbound-away from downtown) will instruct traffic to turn left onto Brown Stre...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 9, 2017
Accessing Jessie Davis Park will require a little extra patience during the Highway 92 construction project.
There are two different "best" routes available to the park.
Alice J. Hawthorne Center, Harvey Jones Stadium, or the picnic pavilions, are...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: January 2, 2017
With holidays, come changes to sanitation routes in the City. Here is a helpful flyer you can print out and stick on the fridge to keep up with the date changes. There are also some fun events scheduled throughout the year from Keep Douglasville Beautiful...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: January 19, 2017
The City allows a brief invocation to be given before each meeting by an invited minister or individual. The City is committed to religious and ethnic diversity, and welcomes people of all faiths to participate in leading a pre-meeting prayer or brief ins...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 15, 2017
The Douglasville Sidewalk Preferences Survey is waiting to hear from you!
Douglasville residents may have received a mailer requesting your participation.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey. The more responses we have, the more accurate the an...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 14, 2017
The City of Douglasville along with Google, and Georgia Tech have successfully presented the Georgia Gravity Games for three years now.
Google Hardware Operations Manager Gary Lahr recently stopped by Mayor Rochelle Robinson's office to deliver a token of ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: March 13, 2017
19 City employees participated in this year's "Biggest Loser" competition and lost a total of 254 pounds!
The program is sponsored by the City HR Department as part of their "B fit with D fit" initiative.
HR Director Teaa Allston said, &...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: February 17, 2017
In furthering that objective, occasionally Chief Sparks is taking his morning command staff meetings on the road so that citizens can more easily attend and find out how their Police Department operates.
The first "Chat with the Chief" ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: February 16, 2017
Pedestrian access is available during the construction project on O'Neal Plaza.
Downtown Douglasville will still be open for business during this time!
Access between Church Street and Broad Street to visit Douglasville's wonderful restaurants, shops and bu...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: December 21, 2017
Volunteers from all over Douglasville and Douglas County gathered at WalMart on December 14th to help 100 needy youth from our community shop for Christmas gifts.
Each year the Douglas County Kiwanis Club sponsors "Kids Christmas Special" which p...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: December 21, 2017
The City of Douglasville broke ground for new Maintenance & Sanitation Facilities on December 18th.
The City's 2016 SPLOST project list included the renovation and new constructions costs for the facilities.
The City owned property a...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: December 7, 2017
St. Nicholas was greeted by a large crowd for Breakfast with Santa at the Ike Owings Community Center on December 3rd.
There were cookies to decorate, pictures with Santa to take, and Chick-Fil-A biscuits and fruit to devour!
Mayor Rochelle Robins...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: December 5, 2017
The City of Douglasville will break ground for new Maintenance & Sanitation Facilities early in December.
The City's 2016 SPLOST project list included the renovation and new constructions costs for the facilities.
The City owned prop...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: September 5, 2017
The beautiful new picnic pavilion opened with a ribbon cutting at Hunter Park on Monday November 27th.
The pavilion is a joint effort of the City and the Douglasville Masonic Lodge #289.
The structure replaces one that was damaged by the flood of ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: November 14, 2017
Employees from Douglasville Muncipal Court Services decided to enter a Christmas tree in the Douglas County Festival of Trees this year.
They spent an entire Saturday working on a gorgeous tree to enter, and used the experience as a great team building exe...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: November 13, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful officially cut the ribbon on their beautiful new Military Honor Garden at Hunter Park on 11/11 at 11am.
The KDB Board headed by Paul Laseter, as well as local and state dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the opening of this b...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 31, 2017
It was a beautiful October night in Douglasville, and a large crowd came out to enjoy some chili and a 5K run after dinner!
The Douglasville/Douglas County Cultural Arts Council's 21st annual Chili Cook Off was held on October 21st followed immediately by ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 31, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful and Main Street Douglasville with the help of Alexander High School have teamed up again to beautify downtown.
Both organizations called on their volunteers to help with the effort when they recently planted winter annuals up an...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 30, 2017
Kendrick Davis and Bobby Willingham of the Douglasville Parks & Recreation Department were recently recognized at the Georgia Recreation and Park Association (GRPA) District 5 awards banquet at the end of October. Mr. Davis is the Program Coordinator ...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 18, 2017
Douglasville Maintenance & Sanitation Department is removing a dead tree from the right of way at 6534 Spring Street.
Spring Street will be closed from Adair Street to Duncan Street from 8:45am to approximately 5:00pm today.
Please plan routes around th...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 16, 2017
Chief Gary Sparks strives to be totally transparent with the operations of the Douglasville PD. Here are the quarterly stats for July - December 2017.
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 11, 2017
The City of Douglasville’s Human Resources Department has implemented a new employee recognition program,"Pass The Praise" as a way for supervisors to recognize outstanding employee contributions to their respective departments.
This month’s &quo...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 4, 2017
The Douglasville Human Resources Department kicked off their 3rd annual "Breast Cancer Awareness Week" by raising $550 for cancer research with a car wash at the Celebration of Hope Pink Party on the Parking Deck. Over 20 cars were washed and Do...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 5, 2017
On a regular basis, Chief Sparks and his command staff open their morning briefings to the public and call it "Chat with the Chief".
St. James AME Church was the site of his latest meeting on 10/4, and after enjoying a wonderful breakfa...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: October 4, 2017
Keep Douglasville Beautiful in partnership with the City of Douglasville, and The Douglas County Lion’s Club held their Free Fall Recycling Event on Saturday, September 30th. Thanks to all the KDB volunteers, and Douglasville Lions Club members that showe...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: September 22, 2017
Mayor Rochelle Robinson held two Town Hall meetings to meet with citizens who may be unable to come to City Council meetings.
The Tuesday meeting was at Jessie Davis Park, and the Thursday meeting was at Hunter Park.
City staff brought citizens up...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: September 20, 2017
Due to the significant increase in rainfall events, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has released Douglasville/Douglas County from the Level 2 Drought designation. Douglasville/Douglas County will remain in a Level 1 Drought designation...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: September 15, 2017
On September 15th the parking space in front of Douglasville City Hall was temporarily transformed into a small pocket park in celebration of PARK(ing) Day!
Visitors enjoyed corn hole, a patio table with umbrella, park benches, and a jenga game.
The event w...
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2017 City News Section Stories
Posted on: August 14, 2017
The City of Douglasville’s Human Resources Department has implemented a new employee recognition program,"Pass The Praise" as a way for supervisors to recognize outstanding employee contributions to their respective departments.
This month’s &quo...
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2017 City News Section Stories