The Paulding County Carnegie Library is ready for a fabulous fall. The library will be closed on Monday, October 10 to observe Columbus Day. October is National Book Month. Stop by your local library and see what activities they have to offer. Focus on the importance of reading, writing and literature throughout your community.

When it comes to selecting this year’s Grand Marshals, it didn’t take long for the Event Committee to come up with these very special individuals. Because we knew the old 1944 Ford Fire Truck that these twelve GM’s rode on in the parade would not handle more than these twelve, we decided that the many others in the Community who could have also been included in this year’s Class ofHonorees will undoubtedly be recognized in the coming 50 years.These individuals have contributed to our community in many different ways throughout the last fifty years plus…so join with me as we reflect on just how they helped make the Payne Community a great place to live and grow…….

The Paulding County Senior Center will be hosting its 12th annual car show this Sunday from 2-5 p.m. around the courthouse square. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. and costs $10 per vehicle entered.

As anyone who watches “The Curse of Oak Island” on TV can tell you, digging for lost treasure is a slow and tedious process. There’s a lot more digging involved than there is finding the searched-for prize. And that’s precisely what several members of the Payne Sesquicentennial committee and other curious residents of the village found out last week.