Category: Community

Hughes Retires From AEB

Leslie Hughes recently retired from The Antwerp Exchange Bank. She has been a valuable member of the bank for 24 years and will be greatly missed. The Directors, Officers and Employees of the bank would like to wish her the best in her future endeavors.

Northwest State Community College Recognize Nursing Graduates

Northwest State Community College recognized its Nursing division graduates at a recent pre-Commencement ceremony in the following areas: Practical Nursing (PN), LPN to RN Advanced Standing, and Registered Nursing (RN).  Graduates of the nursing programs are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) and enter directly into the workforce, or they may transfer…

Caring & Sharing Food Pantry Volunteers

On Saturday, December 11th Paulding Middle School students and the owner of Don and Perry’s Furniture volunteered at the Caring and Sharing food pantry. Shown in the picture from left to right are: Greg Schultz (owner of Don and Perry’s Furniture), Zoey Schultz, Hannah Griffiths, and Brooklynn Verfaillie.

Merry Christmas! From Payne Elem. First Graders!

Miss Belinda Miller’s 1B classroom at Payne Elementary school wishes you a very Merry Christmas! Pictured above are (front row) Jeremy Seibert, Layla Robertson, and Jack Myers; (back row) Elise Steffen, Nellie McMillan, Henry Childs, Jerica Gonzales, Peyton Hollar, Clara DeWaard, and Miss Belinda Miller.

Exchange Student Presents @ Heritage Lions Meeting

The Heritage Lions met on Tuesday at the Hoagland Community Center. Mariam Lomidze, a Heritage Junior and exchange student from the country of Georgia, gave a very interesting talk on the culture of her country, including their dances, language, traditions, history, and handwriting.  She showed the Lions where Georgia is located, how they used to…

Major Award Goes to Small Town Bliss!!

The winner of the first annual Business Christmas Lighting Contest sponsored by Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is Small Town Bliss with their building decorated to look like a Gingerbread House. There were 13 businesses who participated in the inaugural year of this event, and 43 people that voted. 2nd place went to Dr. Sarah Mowery’s…

Wayne Trace Robotics Club Competes

This past week, seven Wayne Trace High School students participated in the BEST Robotics competition, pitting 25 teams from across the country in a contest to develop, build, and market a robot that could successfully perform a variety of construction and demolition-related tasks. Led by seniors Eli Spinner and Xander Kohart, the robot’s driving team…

Brown Made Media: Next Guest on PCBW

Our next guest on the Paulding County Business Weekly show is business owner Tim Brown. He is with PCED Investment Member Brown Made Media. Tim is bringing national class videography options to Paulding County.  Learn how his incredible work takes him around the United States and has very large name businesses bringing work to him…

JOE Reidy Breaks Woodlan’s 30 year record

Joe Reidy was an immediate success for Woodlan when he started off as a freshman on the varsity basketball team at Woodlan. He was the tallest player on the team, and that never hurts in basketball, and many games he was also the top scorer. As a 2022 senior, Reidy has not slowed down his…