New Businesses July 2, 2008
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New businesses coming soon to Douglas County:
Another Bright Creation Early Learning, 4482 Hwy 5
Apollo Hospitality, Inc. 3400 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 302
Consumer Forclosure Svc 3400 Chapel Hill Rd Ste 100
Healing Hands Massage 3417 Hwy 5 Ste G & H
No new restaurants.
Business Closings July 2, 2008
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The Newnan Times-Herald is reporting that TGI Friday’s and Chili’s have closed in Newnan. The nearest TGI Friday’s to Newnan is in Douglasville. However, in recent weeks, four new restaurants have opened (or will open within the next week or so) in Newnan.
Goody’s filed for bankrupcy recently and announced they’re closing stores in Austell, Hiram, Kennesaw, and Newnan, as well as several other stores in GA. The Douglasville location has been spared…for now.
Starbucks announced yesterday they are closing 600 locations. Douglasville has two locations. The stores they are closing are currently underperforming. It seems like the the location on Chapel Hill might be the busier location of the two. The CEO of Starbucks said in a press release that each of the 7,200 locations will know by mid-July as to whether their location will be closing.
If anyone knows of any other business that is closing (or opening), you may post a reply here.
Douglasville Teen Arrested In Robberies July 2, 2008
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From the AJC.com:
Teens arrested in Silver Comet trail robberies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/02/08
Four teenagers have been arrested in Cobb County on charges of robbing cyclists on the Silver Comet trail near Austell, police said.
Three juveniles and 17-year-old Isaac Lee Kemp of Douglasville were charged with aggravated assault and robbery by force, Sgt. Dana Pierce, a Cobb police spokesman said.
The robberies occurred in mid-June on the popular biking and jogging trail near where it passes under Austell Road. Both victims were men — one 49, the other 62 — and were not seriously injured, police said.
Pierce said the four youths would block the path, then knock the rider off the bike and go through his pockets.
The three juveniles — two 14 and one 15 —lived near the trail. They were released to relatives after being charged. Kemp is held on $25,000 bond at the Cobb jail, Pierce said.
