Qualifying for races on the May 19 general primary ballot will take place Monday, March 2, to Friday, March, 6.

The district attorney has received a final report from the Georgia State Patrol on a March 2019 wreck that resulted in the death of a 7-year-old in Murray County and he plans to meet with the child's family to discuss how his office intends to proceed, but said he will not provide other info…

On National Love Your Pet Day on Feb. 20, several local individuals elected to demonstrate their affection for their pets by painting their portraits.

ATLANTA — In response to growing concern about the potential coronavirus impact in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp has established a task force to assess the state’s preparedness and determine a statewide response plan.

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state partners to prepare for a potential outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the U.S., including Georgia. The goal is to quickly identify cases of COVID…

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A Murray County jury of six men and six women on Thursday convicted a Crandall man of rape.

The district attorney has determined that two local law enforcement officers were "legally justified" in separate shootings, one of which left a man dead. The other man who was shot is in the Whitfield County jail awaiting trial in April.

ATLANTA — A federal report accuses then-secretary of state (now governor) Brian Kemp of mocking allegations of voter suppression with staffers.

The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 17-year-old Taylor Bailey. She ran away from the custody of her group home on Tuesday. Investigators believe she may be in the Gordon County area.

Mutzie, a stand-up comic for nearly three decades, will bring his hilarious act to the Artistic Civic Theatre Sunday as a fundraiser for Providence Ministries.

From their earliest days up through the current era, comic books have functioned as a place where new ideas — and anxieties — of Americans are given voice, according to Michigan State University's Julian Chambliss.

ATLANTA — After a long wait, Georgia farmers will finally see federal aid from the losses they suffered after Hurricane Michael, which devastated crops in South Georgia in October 2018.

ATLANTA — With bi-partisan support, lawmakers moved to change laws they say punish people living with HIV.

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Luis Viamonte was sworn in as a member of the Public Safety Commission at the body’s monthly meeting on Tuesday morning. Viamonte replaces Keith Whitworth on the commission.

Criminal charges against former Varnell City Council member Sheldon Fowler were dismissed because of an administrative mix-up that led to the statute of limitations expiring, the district attorney said.

The Dalton Public Safety Commission unanimously recommended Tuesday that the City Council approve an automatic aid agreement between the city fire department and the Whitfield County Fire Department.

ATLANTA — Despite being voted down by a bipartisan study committee, state Democratic lawmakers continue to push for the expansion of voting rights for some felons.

ATLANTA — South Korean allies during the Vietnam War fought for “freedom and human rights.”

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Planned security upgrades at the Whitfield County jail will first require some changes to the air conditioning.

Whitfield County Fire Chief Edward O'Brien told members of the county Board of Commissioners on Monday he is confident county and City of Dalton officials can work out an automatic aid agreement between their fire departments.

Hepatitis A is a serious illness caused by a virus and it continues to spread in this area. The good news is there is a vaccine for hepatitis A and it is free at health departments in the North Georgia Health District, especially for people who are at high risk for hepatitis A infection.

A body found in September of last year in a white Nissan Sentra that was submerged in a pond off Keeter Road in Whitfield County has been identified by the state crime lab as Darrell Scott Barnes, 56, of Dalton, and the death has been ruled accidental.

ATLANTA — A handful of bills passed out of the state Senate on Monday in nearly unanimous votes. Bills addressing coal ash dumping, surprise billing and tax credits will now move to the House.

ATLANTA — State lawmakers have taken the first step toward legalizing online sports betting in Georgia.

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ATLANTA — In rural areas without public transportation, residents without cars have to get creative — but with long distances to cross and ride-share deserts — seniors, workers and students are left with few options to get to the grocery store, work and school.

Dug Gap Elementary students learned more about 3D printing and computer-aided design (CAD) on Wednesday from standout students in Southeast Whitfield High School's engineering concentration.

Successfully completing the Conasauga Drug Court program can mean the difference between life and death.

Dalton Brewing Co. is turning 2, and the establishment is celebrating the birthday the best way it can: with a community block party.

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TUNNEL HILL -- Several local girls got the full princess treatment Saturday at Tunnel Hill First Baptist Church, including crowns and hairstyling, as well as the chance to meet Miss Georgia, Victoria Hill.

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The library, typically a quiet place, was anything but hushed Thursday night; rather, it was filled with dancing, music and shouting as Jerry G. White took his audience through a tour of groundbreaking black individuals.

A proposal from the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) regional office in Cartersville could make the intersection of the Dalton bypass and Cross Plains Trail/Pleasant Grove Drive safer and less congested if adopted by GDOT's state office.

A man was sentenced to serve the maximum sentence of 45 years in prison for his convictions for trafficking meth, possession of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

ATLANTA — Georgia industry representatives are hopeful a revitalized trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will boost trade profits in some sectors, but there are concerns it leaves some producers unprotected.

ATLANTA — Two university presidents are pushing back against proposed state legislation that would mandate 90% of early action offers go to Georgia applicants.

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Dalton Public Schools and Whitfield County Schools are closed Friday due to inclement weather and the possibility of icy roads.

Valley Point Middle School's Team Illumination won the Gracious Professionalism Award and a nomination for the Global Innovation Award — with the latter possibly earning them a trip to Disney World for a June competition — during a state competition in December.

So many volunteers turned out to help search for a missing teenager in 2009 that local emergency officials decided to tap into that passionate manpower with the formation of a CERT program in Whitfield County the next year.

ATLANTA — Alice Harris was watching television with her two grandkids when a commercial came on for an auto title loan company.

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Due to worsening weather conditions, all public health departments and public health services in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties are now closed today and will remain closed through Friday.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City and the Whitfield County Emergency Management Agency will host a free Skywarn Storm Spotter training class on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m.