Dallas-Hiram Patch has compiled a list of stories that may interest you:
Douglasville Patch
Video: DEA Slays International Drug Ring with Help From Sheriff’s Dept.
The DEA drug case ‘Freak Nasty’ knocks out a Mexican-based drug cell with a case that started locally and stretched as far as Mexico, Ecuador and Peru. Officers seized $1,144,805 of drug proceeds in Douglasville alone.
Smyrna-Vinings Patch
Smyrna Man Sentenced for Ponzi Scheme
Thomas Preston O’Berry, 43, defrauded investors of $2.4 million.
Olens to Speak at GOP Convention
The former Cobb Commission Chairman, now Georgia’s Attorney General, was an early supporter of Republican nominee-in-waiting Mitt Romney.
South Cobb Patch
Should Mableton Become a City?
Cobb Chairman candidate Bill Byrne unveiled a proposal to create the City of East Cobb. Could Mableton be next?
Marietta Patch
SPSU License Plates Grow in Popularity
The roads of Georgia are starting to fill with vehicles showing Southern Polytechnic State University pride, as the new SPSU license plates are now available.
Cartersville Patch
Sunday Sales Begin Aug. 12 in County
Bartow County voters have approved and now Commissioner Clarence Brown has passed an ordinance allowing package sales of malt liquor on Sundays.
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