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call Melissa Wilson at 470-729-3237.
Visit West Georgia is published three times a
year by the Newspapers of West Georgia.
Submissions, photography and ideas
may be submitted to Ken Denney
c/o The Times-Georgian, 901 Hays Mill Rd.,
Carrollton, GA 30117.
Submissions will not be returned unless
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Copyright 2016 by the Times-Georgian
Publisher
Marvin Enderle
Editor
Ken Denney
Advertising
Melissa Wilson
Photographer
Ricky Stilley
Design
Richard Swihart
Volume 1 . Issue 1
Fall 2016
Welcome to west Georgia!
Maybe you’ve passed through west
Georgia before. Perhaps you’ve already
heard the names of our towns. But have
you ever wondered what was here?
This is the first issue of a new magazine
that’s devoted to helping people explore
and discover everything that west Geor-
gia has to offer.
West Georgia is part of the metro
Atlanta area, but thankfully apart from
the dense traffic and heavy crowds.
The counties of Carroll, Douglas and
Haralson are a welcome refuge from
the hectic pace of modern life, yet are
just cosmopolitan enough for even the
most sophisticated palate.
Pardon us for boasting, but we think
west Georgia is one of the mot beautiful
parts of the state. And once you get off
the Interstate and start exploring, we
are pretty sure that you will agree.
That’s what this first issue of Visit West
Georgia is all about. Whatever brings
you to our community, we encourage
you to get out and explore.
We begin by offering you a driving
tour through the historic sites that are
spread across the region. Long before
there was a United States, this area
was on the border of the Creek and
Cherokee nations. After the Civil War
it became an important textile and rail
center. More recently it has become a
modern-day boom town of industry,
commerce and technology.
Our tour takes you to all the historic
sites across our three counties, with
side trips to other destinations. And we
point out all the great places to eat and
shop which set our region apart.
We’re sure that once you’ve seen what’s
here, you’ll want to return often.
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