WellStar Douglas was one of 13 hospitals in Georgia to earn an "A" on recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.
Douglas County's new animal shelter will be at Deer Lick Park and be double the size of the county's current facility.
More showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for metro Atlanta this coming work week.
Other top stories this past week from the Douglasville Patch included local students being honored at a state science fair.
Eighteen people were arrested in a series of raids and search warrants executed Wednesday and Thursday in Douglas County.
Douglas County parents can register their children for kindergarten classes starting May 1 or at local roundups on Thursday, May 11.
Metro Atlanta will see temperatures cool off a bit this weekend as thunderstorms make their way through Georgia.
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See how some restaurants in the Douglasville area fared on recent health inspections.
At about 4:15 p.m., Douglasville Police reported there were power lines down on Dallas Highway.
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The local students received top honors at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair held recently in Athens.
The graduating seniors named Georgia Scholars on Monday are from three different Douglas County High Schools.
Other top stories this past week from the Douglasville Patch included a look at the results of recent Douglasville restaurant inspections.
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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office made an arrest last month in the case, though a full slate of charges is still pending.
The Douglas County sheriff's office never demands payment over the phone, as a recent round of scam calls has claimed.
The Business and Computer Science pathway of Douglas County’s high schools received industry certification from the GA Dept. of Education.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office investigated violence rumors at Lithia Springs High School and say there's no reason for concern.
Metro Atlanta highs will be in the low 80s. When will the rains return?
Other top stories this past week from the Douglasville Patch included a Douglasville library named one of Georgia's most beautiful.
KeHe Distributors is moving a distribution center from Kennesaw to Douglasville.
The 10 most beautiful libraries will be honored at a ceremony Monday at the Mary Wilis Library in Washington, Ga.
No rain is forecast for Saturday or Sunday in metro Atlanta and the temperatures will make it into the 70s.
Construction on the road has it shut down until further notice.
Area residents were urged Wednesday afternoon to take shelter by the National Weather Service.
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The victim in the Douglasville sexual assault was a 49-year-old woman, according the sheriff's office.
Other top stories this past week from the Douglasville Patch included a look at a nearly 10,000-square-foot home selling for $600,000.
Jaime Jones, of Dougasville, pleaded guilty to child molestation and incest and faces a similar charge in Pennsylvania.