Aldi Closed After Possible Electrical Fire

Douglasville's Aldi grocery store on Chapel Hill Rd. is temporarily closed after a possible electrical fire.

Douglasville's Aldi grocery store on Chapel Hill Rd. is temporarily closed after a possible electrical fire, according to a report in the Douglas County Sentinel. Employees were posted outside telling customers the store would be closed today and weren't sure when the store would reopen, the newspaper is reporting. Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Douglasville Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Fire Destroys Golf Course Clubhouse

The Frog clubhouse of the Georgian in Villa Rica was a total loss, according to fire department personnel.

A Villa Rica golf course’s clubhouse was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, with a cause of the blaze undetermined as of Wednesday. The Frog clubhouse of the Georgian in Villa Rica caught fire sometime Tuesday night. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted a man who resided in the area who said his wife spotted the fire shortly after 8 p.m., while WSB-TV reported that the fire broke out about 9 p.m. MaryAnn Phipps, coordinator and public information officer for Paulding County Fire/Rescue and Emergency Management Agency, told Dallas-Hiram Patch about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday that no residents or fire personnel were injured as a result of the blaze, adding that no one was in the building when the fire started. The structure, which is fairly …

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Authorities: Stay Away From Mill

The fire at the Cotton Mill in Douglasville continues to be very unsafe and volatile.

The fire at the General Western Cotton Mill in Douglasville continues to burn, mostly underneath the rubble and debris. However, open flames periodically break through to the surface. The site continues to be very unsafe and volatile. The volume of smoke has diminished but is still billowing northward from the site. Bankhead Highway/US Highway 78 adjacent to the Mill site is open, and the smoke is no longer a traffic hazard. The side streets-Hagin Street and Courtland Street-adjacent to the Mill site continue to be closed. These are the access points for the Douglas County Fire/EMS Department which continues to monitor the site. The Brown Street railroad crossing directly across Bankhead Highway from the Mill site is closed. Saturday night…

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Game On with Adam Alexander

The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

The Western RPG giant is back and better than ever.

So after five years of Fallout games, you've finally released your fifth Elder Scrolls game, have you, Bethesda? I understand the games production takes time, but come on! I was able to get a full college education in the time it took for this installment to be released, and when you throw shoddy games like New Vegas and Brink at me to keep me distracted, I can't help but grow a little impatient. But anyway, we can finally pop the cork, ladies and gentlemen, because Skyrim is here! For those of you unfamiliar, Skyrim is the name of one of the nations of the continent of Tamriel, a large landmass on the fantasy planet Nirn. It is the home of the Nords, one of the many playable races in the game, though the term "race" is questionable. More …

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