Porterdale gazeebo to get makeover

The gazebo in Porterdale will be getting a cleaning and light makeover next month by community volunteers.

February 12, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Porterdale to ban drug paraphernalia

Porterdale enacted a new ordinance Monday in an attempt to prevent the sale of items that might be used in the consumption of illegal drugs.

February 07, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Porterdale looking to add more parks

Porterdale may take advantage of several small city-owned lots to install "pocket parks" that will feature a couple pieces of playground equipment for young children.

February 04, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Oxford landlord no-show at hearing

Caretakers for a property owned by a deceased Oxford man missed a Covington hearing last month for failing to secure a vacant property.

February 03, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Landlord hit with 10 citataions

Porterdale cited an Oxford landlord for 10 code violations possibly totaling thousands of dollars in fines for a Spruce Street house where, among other things, the toilet and bathtubs would not drain and the doors would not latch. City and police officials cited the house's caretaker, Curtis Jackson, for violations that included the drains, not calling an exterminator for an extensive roach and rat problem, not fixing the rotted front and back doors so ...

February 01, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Porterdale set to receive grant funds

Porterdale has received or is set to receive several grants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars and is applying for more than $1 million more - the reward for complying with state requirements for development planning.

January 21, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Porterdale to seek development grants

Porterdale's city storm water system has deteriorated in many parts of the city to the point that the old clay pipes are nearly or totally nonexistent, city officials said Tuesday.

January 13, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Porterdale ends furlough for workers

Porterdale city officials decided Tuesday to eliminate the four-hour weekly furlough on all its employees, meaning the city will have 24-hour police coverage for the first time since last summer.

January 13, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Chapman sworn in as Porterdale mayor

A former Georgia attorney general visited Porterdale Monday night to swear in a former colleague as mayor of the small city.

January 11, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Volunteers brighten lives by painting homes

Several volunteers gathered Friday morning at a small house on Washington Street just inside the Porterdale line. The paint on the house had been sanded previously.

January 05, 2012 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Police receive grant for computers

The Porterdale Police Department this month was awarded a $10,000 technology grant, money police officials said would be used to replace old computers and servers.

December 31, 2011 | Douglas Moser | Porterdale

Hamby reflects on past, looks to future

In 1981, Bobby Hamby and his wife Deborah moved into 35 N. Broad St., a house that had served as home to senior management at the textile mill owned by the Bibb Manufacturing Co. Initially, they only did minor work, such as installing new plumbing and taking the screening off the front porch, restoring it to what it looked like originally, he said. Over time, the Hambys replaced the roof, painted both the interior ...