Tag: recovery
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Haulin’ Help: 4 Good Towing & Recovery providing new choice for drivers needing auto aid
Shannon Goodson has been driving tow trucks for a long, long time. Nearly two decades of experience have given him about every chance to see vehicles stuck in strange places and simple jobs like hauling broken down wheels to the shop from a driveway. Now he’s taking all that experience and going out on his…
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Highland Rivers’ Workforce Connect partners with The Dixie Group to advance recovery friendly workplace initiative
DALTON — Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is proud to announce a new partnership with The Dixie Group, Inc. as part of the agency’s Workforce Connect program Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) initiative. A manufacturer of carpets and rugs for high-end residential customers, the Dalton-based Dixie Group has pledged to train all upper management on RFW principles…
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Mosaic Place hosting listening session on August 30 in Rockmart
Polk County’s own local addiction recovery support center, Mosaic Place, is sponsoring an event for anyone concerned about building a recovery community here in Polk County. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA’S) working definition of recovery, it is “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness,…
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UPDATE: Coach Morse out of surgery, family asks for continued prayers over next several days
A Cedartown High School coach is in recovery this morning following a night spent repairing skull damage caused by an accidental throw of a discus on Tuesday afternoon. Coach Stuart Morse remains in recovery and on a ventilator this morning after he went through surgery overnight to repair skull fractures caused by the discus. (adsbygoogle…
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Reward being offered for information leading to recovery of stolen SUV, jewelry and guns
A reward is being offered for the return of an SUV, a diamond bracelet and firearms taken from a home in the Everett Mountain Road area while the owner has been in the hospital. Kelly Haas Shackelford posted on her Facebook page that a $2,000 reward is being offered for the return of a 2010…
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Aragon Council Member Daniel Johnson coming home from hospital, thanks community and asks for continued prayers and support
Aragon City Council Member Daniel Johnson is coming home from the hospital today after he was seriously injured in a car wreck that will keep him out of work for Taylor Transportation for at least the next two months. Johnson, who is being discharged from the hospital this morning, said he was thankful for the…
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Melanie Dallas, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health CEO Highland Rivers Foundation supports recovery
Note: the following item was submitted by Melanie Dallas of Highland Rivers Health. – KtE It is very likely than everyone reading this has benefitted in some way from the work of a charitable foundation. There are thousands of charitable foundations in the U.S. that support a variety of causes – children’s health, research, job…
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Police: Shooting victim recovering from wound, father-in-law remains in jail
A man who was shot earlier this week is recovering from his wound, and his father-in-law who was captured not long after it happened remains in jail with bond denied on felony charges. Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd reported additional details from the Tuesday shooting of 41-year-old Mark Harris, who was airlifted out to…
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Melanie Dallas, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health CEO The value of Georgia’s addiction recovery support centers
Note: The following item was submitted by Highland Rivers Health. -KtE Near the end of a recovery rally last month in Polk County – one of the 12 northwest Georgia counties served by Highland Rivers Health – staff member Lydia Goodson dragged a backpack filled with bricks onto the small stage where earlier she and…
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Mosaic Place’s rally gives voice to personal stories of recovery
As part of the celebration of National Recovery Month, the local program helping people overcome substance abuse in a peer-led environment has been putting on events that also encourage the community to come be a part of the solution. Mosaic Place gathered together stories on Tuesday evening of how people have been able to work…