Whitfield County employees have been given a pay raise.

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Most visitors to and employees in Whitfield County government buildings will now have to wear face masks to combat the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

Though Kathryn Somers had been working in pottery for decades, it wasn't until two years ago that she came across the idea of combining that form of art with weaving, and the results are on display this month at the Creative Arts Guild.

Whitfield County Public Works will close a section of Lake Katherine Road on Wednesday for repairs.

Libby Newell, whose art is on display this month and next at the Creative Arts Guild, wants to provoke thought in those who regard her pieces.

"Modern Quilts," on exhibit at the Creative Arts Guild through next month, features works by members of the Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild: some were crafted by one member, while others are collaborative endeavors.

Community nonprofit blood center Blood Assurance is collecting plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 donors to be used as an investigational treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. As the demand for this treatment increases in hospitals across its service area, Blood Assurance is in…

Opening night festivities for the Creative Arts Guild's galleries had been a staple of the first Friday of each month, until the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut the Guild to the public in mid-March. But after reopening at the start of June, the Guild has three new exhibits and celeb…

U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., said Monday that Georgia will receive an additional 165 cases, which includes 6,600 vials, of remdesivir, a drug that has received emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat certain patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Whitfield County had 1,840 cumulative, confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases as of Monday afternoon, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health.

Colleagues remembered Illya Copeland on Monday as a man who made a big impact on Murray County in the short time he lived and worked there.

The city of Dalton’s Municipal Court is suspending in-person court appearances through at least Aug. 12 in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Whitfield County and the Northwest Georgia region.

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"Go bold."

CHATSWORTH — Murray County has relatively few confirmed cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), and the school system opens later than most others in the state, so Superintendent Steve Loughridge is optimistic — at the moment, at least — that students can return to school buildings in tradi…

CHATSWORTH — Steve Loughridge, who is not only Murray County Schools' superintendent but also the system's finance director, will recommend that the Board of Education vote on Monday to advertise a fiscal year 2021 budget with four furlough days for staff members to address a significant shortfall.

Art in Nature, the Creative Arts Guild's first summer camp this month for local youth, exposed students to a wide range of media.

The reopening of the Creative Arts Guild has also meant the return of summer art camps for children, and the first kicked off Monday.

Kerry Howell, Hamilton Emergency Medical Services emergency medical technician, recently received the 2020 Rotary Vocational Excellence Award.

Whitfield County Environmental Health conducts inspections of restaurants and other food establishments. The inspectors may require a re-inspection. Restaurants and other food establishments are required by law to post their most recent inspection permit. The Daily Citizen-News lists areas w…

Dr. Vikas Jain says the backbone of his practice philosophy is applying evidence-based medicine in a timely manner to help understand the complete problem.

Dalton Fire Chief Todd Pangle says that if he had to use one word to describe Kenneth "Kenny" Willis, the first Black trooper assigned to the Georgia State Patrol's Dalton post, it would be integrity.

The Whitfield County Schools finance department has received the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts Award for Excellent Financial Reporting.

AdventHealth Murray and AdventHealth Medical Group have eliminated paper intake forms and shared waiting rooms to accommodate social distancing.

The Whitfield County Assessors Office, in the ground floor of the county courthouse, is closed until July 17 after an employee in that office tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

The city of Dalton’s Public Works Department is planning another round of cleaning up in the West Hill Cemetery later this month.

The city of Dalton strongly encourages all residents to heed the guidance of public health officials and the state of Georgia by wearing a face mask when in public places to help to slow or prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Because local governments are prohibited by Gov. Kemp’…

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Members of the Whitfield County Board of Education learned this week that the new Valley Point Middle School is "down to the punch list."

Dalton Utilities’ administrative building at 1200 V.D. Parrott Jr. Parkway is temporarily closed for a deep cleaning and sanitizing process. This decision was made as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of COVID-19.

ATLANTA — After months of sparse information on how COVID-19 can impact pregnancy, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated expecting mothers at higher risk for the virus.

ATLANTA — In his first TV ad for the November election, Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff swears off corporate PAC (political action committee) donations.

A Calhoun man was sentenced to two years on probation after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide, resulting from a three-vehicle wreck on I-75 near Walnut Avenue in July 2018, according to District Attorney Bert Poston.

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The Chick-fil-A at the Dalton Mall has been closed because some employees there were diagnosed with the new coronavirus (COVID-19).

ATLANTA — State lawmakers passed a bill during the final days of the session that would add a tax to vapor products and raise the purchasing age to 21.

The Reynolds Company, a national provider of adhesives and coatings, has announced that Hank Welch and Daniel Bouck have joined the company as sales representatives. Welch will manage sales in Dalton and other parts of North Georgia, while Bouck will manage sales in the Atlanta area and the …

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is seeking public input on the results and recommendations of the draft Statewide Transit Plan through July 30.

City of Dalton officials will have to wait to see if a court will declare a building at the entrance to the downtown business district on Hamilton Street a public nuisance.

In his first round of political ads for his U.S. Senate race, incumbent David Perdue tags himself "the Original Outsider."

As Whitfield County Schools officials consider how to open the 2020-21 academic year next month — with students fully immersed in traditional classroom settings, learning from home due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or a hybrid model — the system surveyed parents, and more than 7…

Because of the rapid spread of COVID-19, since March 20 the Rotary Club of Dalton has suspended or canceled all of its regular Tuesday meetings and other local Rotary functions.

During Monday's meeting, members of the Whitfield County Board of Education learned about how new teacher orientation is being adjusted this year because of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Just because he’s retiring doesn’t mean Marshall Lynch won’t continue to be a positive influence on the people whose lives he has touched during his seven years with the Conasauga Drug Court program.

Dalton diners craving Shoney's hot fudge cake or strawberry pie will have to wait. But the company isn't saying exactly how long.

Georgia has reported more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, a grim milestone amid the state’s efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

The city of Dalton has set up another way for Dalton residents to communicate directly with their elected officials and city staff with a new dedicated email address for citizen comments.

Dalton Mayor David Pennington says city officials are concerned about delays in redeveloping the historic railroad depot at 110 Depot St.