The Murray Arts Council (MAC) will continue its 2019 Concerts in the Park series on Saturday with performances by Wishing Well and Daisy Chain in Chatsworth City Park.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts has awarded more than $1 million in grant funding to 135 organizations in the state, including the Creative Arts Guild in Dalton.

Dalton State College students studying a manufacturing-related field will have more opportunities to financial assistance thanks to a gift from the Georgia Association of Manufacturers' Manufacturers Education Foundation.

This year, the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from Dalton High School launched a buddy program in partnership with the Pre-K Summer Transition Program.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a difference while having a fun night with friends? Do you also value every child's right to live in a loving home free from violence?

Whether you call it heartburn, acid reflux or GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease can mean misery for millions of adults in the U.S. Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) is offering a medication-free solution. A free seminar is Tuesday, July 23, at 6 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium on the HMC campus.

One of only 15 dancers selected from more than 150 candidates across Georgia, Violet Pasqua, a student of Creative Arts Guild Dance Director Jessie Fincher, made it through a rigorous audition process to become a finalist for the statewide Governor's Honors Program.

Textile Rubber & Chemical Co. has awarded this year's Joseph E. Willard Scholarship to Shelby Gordon, a recent graduate of Northwest Whitfield High School. She plans to use her scholarship to attend Kennesaw State University where she will major in nursing.

Textile Rubber & Chemical Co. has awarded this year's Ray N. Taylor Memorial Scholarship to Jessica Alfaro, a recent graduate of Southeast Whitfield High School. She plans to attend Georgia State University in Atlanta and major in Spanish with a concentration in international business.

Kids will love a week-long art camp with artist and Creative Arts Guild instructor Paula Plott Gregg.

The Creative Arts Guild Dance Department says farewell to its six graduating seniors. The following dancers will head off this fall to pursue their educational goals and career directions.

Emily Herman, a registered nurse in the surgical unit at Hamilton Medical Center (HMC), recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award recognizes exemplary nursing excellence, and is the highest honor a nurse can receive at HMC. An award presentation reception was rece…

The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society announces the continuation of its music concerts series at the Chatsworth Depot this Saturday.

Brandy Salazar, critical care and progressive care unit manager at Hamilton Medical Center, recently received the DAISY Leader Award for Extraordinary Nurse Leaders. The DAISY Leader Award recognizes exemplary nursing leadership excellence.

Brandy Elder, a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Hamilton Medical Center, recently received the 2018 Hamilton Heart Honoree of the Year Award.

Healthcare Design (HCD) recently announced the winners and finalists of its 2019 Healthcare Design Showcase awards program. The Anna Shaw Children's Institute will receive the Award of Merit (highest award) at the HCD Expo & Conference in New Orleans this November. The Healthcare Design …

The American Legion's Boys State, founded in 1935, is a participatory program for students who are interested in becoming part of the local, county or state government. Basically, Boys State is a series of selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students.

Sandra Ingle, materials coordinator for AdventHealth Murray, has been awarded the hospital's prestigious Extra Mile Award.

The Murray Arts Council announces its cast for its fifth annual summer children's theater production, "Junie B. Jones, The Musical."

Since 2006, the Terry Wood Memorial Tennis Championship has been held to honor the memory of Terry Q. Wood, a local businessman and avid tennis player who passed away in 2005 after experiencing a heart attack. To honor his memory, Wood's family and friends drew on his love of tennis to launc…

Boys & Girls Clubs serving Chattooga, Gordon, Murray and Whitfield Counties spent two days at the Junior Achievement Discovery Center at North Georgia in Cumming. On Wednesday, the students participated in JA BizTown where they stepped into a simulated economy and ran a business for the …

The Dalton Police Department (DPD) welcomed five new officers to the ranks at Tuesday's Public Safety Commission meeting. The quintet of officers completed their training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center's Regional Police Academy earlier this month. New officers Bobby Elswick, Ja…

The Jonas Foundation Partnership has been bringing art into children's lives for 50 years. At their annual board meeting, the Jonas Foundation celebrated this accomplishment by presenting each of its partners with a glass sculpture as a token of appreciation.

Hamilton Health Care System (HHCS) celebrated National Nursing Assistants Week June 13-19. The theme for this year was "Nursing Assistants: Creating a Community of Caring." The recognition week has been observed since 1977. HHCS employs nursing assistants within Hamilton Medical Center as we…

In addition to presenting art programs in 42 public schools in the area each year, the Jonas Foundation Partnership administers the selection process for a Seretean Grant to one elementary school from each of the three school districts annually. This grant is funded by the family of Bud Sere…

The Anna Shaw Children's Institute (ASCI), at 1201 Burleyson Road, holds a family support class on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Southern Magnolia Rooms on first floor of the facility. The topic is "Introduction to Specialized Resources."

Six young men from Boy Scout Troop 60 at Dalton First United Methodist Church were recently presented their Eagle Scout badges.