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In Douglasville News This Week

In case you missed it, these were the important stories of the week.

Update: Murder Suspect Surrenders

Cobb police have identified Rosano Wensly Bundel, 28, of Douglasville in the shooting that killed Powder Springs resident George Tabetando, 29, at Cumberland Mall Saturday.

Hide and Seek with Police Fails

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Brenton Dale Chase, 22, of  Whitesburg, and Rodney Swan, 41, of Villa Rica, will appear before a Douglas County Magistrate judge today after being charged with burglary of car parts Wednesday night.

County Lights It Up!

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celebrated its annual tree lighting ceremony on Monday with a visit from Santa and singing from the Choir.

Douglasville Jobless Rate Hits 12.4%

Douglasville’s unemployment rate bucked the trend around metro Atlanta and across Georgia by increasing in October, according to preliminary figures from the Georgia Department of Labor.

Austell Man Dies in Thanksgiving Crash

A Thanksgiving crash in Paulding killed an Austell man. According to the Georgia State Patrol, 56-year-old Wade Douglas Cole was killed in a two-vehicle crash about 4:50 p.m. Thursday on Georgia 6.

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