Welcome to your Paulding County Cast! Join hosts Melissa Carter and Doug Harding as they dive into the latest stories affecting our community. This episode features an insightful interview with Dennis Keith, the organizer of A Hand Up Homeless Outreach Yard Sale.

We'll also cover essential tips on staying cool during the recent heatwave, celebrate two fourth graders from Sam D. Panter Elementary for their award-winning app aiding the visually impaired, and applaud the community's generosity in the annual "Give Burns the Boot" fundraiser.

Tune in for these stories, weather updates, and more on this week’s Paulding County Cast!

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Welcome to your Paulding County Cast! In this episode, hosts Melissa Carter and Doug Harding bring you the latest headlines from Paulding County:

• Top Story: Police are searching for two suspects involved in a double shooting at Dallas Terrace Apartments. Both victims were rushed to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, with one in critical condition. For more details and how you can help, tune in.

• Community Achievement: Lieutenant Tracy Brown of the Paulding County Sheriff's Office makes history as the first woman from her department to graduate from the Leadership Paulding program. Discover her significant contributions during the nine-month course.

• Education Spotlight: Congratulations to East Paulding High School's Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Dupree! They were honored at the GACTE Summer Conference for achieving Marketing Industry Certification, ensuring top-tier education for EPHS students.

Plus, get your weather updates for Hiram and Dallas with highs of 93 today and cooling off slightly in the coming days.

Tune in for these stories and more on the Paulding County Cast!

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Welcome to your Paulding County Cast! I'm Melissa Carter, along with Doug Harding. Let's take a look at our top stories.

PC News:

• Tragic Accident: The Georgia State Patrol has identified five young people, including one from Paulding County, as the victims of last week’s fatal crash in Tift County. Investigators report that a car driving in the center lane veered and slammed into a parked tractor-trailer on the right shoulder, killing all five occupants. The victims are 19-year-old Dawan Nation of Dallas, 19-year-old Ephira Oddum of Riverdale, 22-year-old Serigne Mbodji of Atlanta, 21-year-old Aliyah Miles of Snellville, and 21-year-old Christopher Dennis of Hinesville, who was the driver.

• Shooting Investigation: Officers are searching for two men in connection with a shooting in Paulding County that critically injured a man on June 1st. Dallas officers arrived at the 300 block of Old Acworth Road around 10:45 PM, finding a 33-year-old man and a 31-year-old man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers applied tourniquets to stop the bleeding before paramedics took the victims to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. The 33-year-old is in critical condition, while the 31-year-old is stable. Dallas police are actively searching for suspects Jonathan Fontanez and Shamuel Machado. Anyone with information is urged to contact Dallas Police Sergeant Nathan Graham.

• High-Speed Chase: An 18-year-old from Dallas was booked into the Floyd County Jail last week after leading police on a high-speed chase. The pursuit began near Adairsville and ended near Summerville. According to jail records, Heath Vinyard was clocked at 73 mph on Highway 140 at Buttrum Road. Vinyard accelerated to 120 mph as police pursued him. The chase continued onto Highway 27, where another vehicle was struck at Gore-Subligna Road. Vinyard was finally apprehended on West Armuchee Road. He faces charges including fleeing or attempting to elude, speeding, passing in a no-passing zone, and failing to maintain a lane.

Weather:

• Partly cloudy today with a high in Hiram and Dallas of 88°F. Lows in the mid-60s.
• Mostly sunny and 90°F tomorrow in Hiram and Dallas. Lows in the upper 60s.
• Sunny Friday, with a high of 93°F.

Sports:

• The Braves are in Baltimore to face the Orioles.
• The Dream will face Caitlin Clark and the Fever in Indiana tomorrow.

Stay tuned for more updates and stories impacting Paulding County.

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