Paulding County Escapes Major Hurricane Irma Damage

DALLAS, GA — Paulding County authorities were thanking local residents for their cooperation after the county escaped largely without major damage from Hurricane Irma, which blew through the state as a tropical storm on Monday.

Compared to much of Georgia, Paulding County fared well Monday, Sheriff Gary Gulledge said Tuesday morning in a Facebook post.

"The public safety entities in Paulding County want to thank all of our citizens who heeded our warnings to stay home and off of the roadways," the post read. "By staying home, you allowed us to do our jobs more efficiently and help those citizens who actually needed help.

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"Luckily, Irma didn't do much to Paulding County, however please pray for those that were affected by her."

Throughout the day Monday and into the night, authorities in Paulding were working to clear downed trees and power lines felled by the storm's heavy winds. In Hiram, power lines were reported down on the road on Nebo Road and elsewhere. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Greystone Power, which serves much of Paulding County, was reporting that almost all of its local customers had their power restored by 10:45 Tuesday morning.

Paulding County government buildings were open again as of Tuesday morning. Paulding County schools, which were closed Monday and Tuesday, were expected to resume classes on Wednesday.

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Photo courtesy Paulding County Sheriff's Office