Community meeting on data centers
Hiram's Oct. 6 council minutes note a community informational meeting about data centers tonight at New Season Church.
Hiram council minutes ↗TODAY · OCTOBER 8
A data center meeting tonight, a busy Friday, a stormy Saturday.
Sources checked October 8. All times Eastern. Recheck event pages and county notices before you go.
Spooky Shopping
Downtown Dallas shops, food trucks and family activities around Courthouse Square, with a free outdoor showing of Hocus Pocus at dusk.
Event details ↗North Paulding hosts North Cobb
The Wolfpack varsity football schedule lists the home game at North Paulding High School in Dallas. The PCHS homecoming court pregame ceremony is also Friday.
Wolfpack schedule ↗Hurricane Isaias impacts possible
The Weather Service forecast for Dallas calls for rain likely after 2 a.m. Saturday, then a rainy, windy Saturday with gusts up to 40 mph. Hiram's Rosenwald block party has an approved Oct. 17 rain date.
NWS forecast ↗FROM THE TRACKER
Context without the council meeting hangover.
Sources rechecked October 8. No new official meeting outcomes have been posted.
ROAD FUNDING · APPLICATION AUTHORIZED
Cedarcrest widening moved toward another funding source
Why it matters: Commissioners authorized a state infrastructure bank grant application. That supports the future widening; it does not mean construction has started.
Read the commission recap →DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT · APPROVED
Harmony Ridge must deliver a turn lane before home 88
Why it matters: The approved agreement ties a Mulberry Rock Road/Holt Road turn lane to the subdivision’s buildout.
Open the tracker records →REZONING · APPROVED
Mulberry Rock request was approved for three homes
The county recap resolves the earlier unknown unit count: three future single family homes for family members.
See the project history →COUNTY CALENDAR · OCT. 13
County calendar ↗Early voting, commissioners and a zoning hearing
Early voting runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Watson Government Complex. Commissioners hold a 10 a.m. work session and a 2 p.m. board meeting. The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE AND CIVIC PLANS · OCT. 20
County calendar ↗Probe Fair and waiver review
The Probe College Fair is Tuesday Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hiram High School. The Development Waiver Review Committee meets from 2 to 3 p.m. at 240 Constitution Blvd. in Dallas.
PLAN AHEADFRI. OCT. 9 · 5 TO 9 P.M. SAT. OCT. 10 CANCELED · SAT. OCT. 17 OCT. 27 AND NOV. 7 See all fun & events
October starts with downtown dates and civic plans.
Spooky Shopping
Free admission, shop discounts, food trucks and family activities around Courthouse Square in Downtown Dallas.
Event details ↗Fall Fest canceled, BOO Bash still set
Fine Arts Fall Fest on Historic Main Street in Dallas is canceled because of Hurricane Isaias. No new date has been announced yet. BOO Bash is still Oct. 17 at 11 Courthouse Square.
FOX 5 report ↗Planning and cornhole
Planning Commission meets Oct. 27. The Sheriff’s Foundation Cornhole Tournament is Nov. 7.
County agenda and calendar ↗THE BUILDING TRACKER
One place to answer “what’s going there?”
Every project keeps one history from application and hearing to construction or opening with dates and sources attached.
Search the trackerUNDER CONSTRUCTION
Due West Road at SR 92
Road realignment · Signal · Turn lanes
- Last checked
- Oct. 8, 2026
- County target
- Oct. 2027
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