Due to the anticipation of colder temperatures in North Georgia than earlier predicted, the North Georgia Health District offices in Dalton and all county health departments and services in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Dalton Police Department is investigating reports of an email gift card fraud scheme where the scammer is claiming to be Dalton Mayor David Pennington. The scheme seeks to rip off $1,000 in prepaid gift cards.

All proceedings for Dalton Municipal Court scheduled for this Wednesday and for Dec. 9 have been postponed due to the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Whitfield County.

Crawfish, blue crab and shrimp will be on the menu at The Juicy Seafood when it opens in the former Ryan's building at the Dalton Mall next year.

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Murray 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 wher…

A flood of evictions is coming in January, say representatives of local agencies who work with the homeless. They say they don't know how large it will be, but they fear its arrival.

When Cohutta Mayor Ron Shinnick found out that the town's historic African American Civic District had been named by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as one of its 2021 Places in Peril, he said he was very happy.

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said this week that Metro Dalton's unemployment rate dropped 0.8 percentage points in October, from 5.1% to 4.3%.

The tree is decorated, snow is forecast and Clara is headed to the Kingdom of the Sweets.

During November, the National Association for Home Care encourages all communities to celebrate National Home Care and Hospice Month, honoring the millions of nurses, home care aides, therapists and social workers who make a difference for the patients and families they serve.

During the Downtown Dalton Christmas Parade on Thursday, the Dalton Lions Club will host a food booth at Dalton Green on the corner of Waugh Street and Thornton Avenue.

Maybe it was the sunny skies and mild temperatures. Maybe people just needed to get out of the house after spending Thanksgiving at home.

A pedestrian hit by a car near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grimes Street on Nov. 17 has passed away.

Viewers can enjoy a wide range of pieces from members of the Georgia Clay Council through early December in the Creative Arts Guild's Gallery Five20.

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Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is typically one of the biggest shopping days of the year. But it could be subdued this year, with some local shoppers saying they want to avoid the crowds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Give a winter genealogy workshop -- or two!

• The Hopewell Baptist Church food bank is open on the second Saturday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. For more information, call (706) 226-5987. The church is at 3527 Airport Road.

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Human trafficking is more common than most believe, traffickers often blend in seamlessly with society, and the insatiable desire for sex — including illicit sex — has made sex trafficking a lucrative endeavor, according to members of a panel recently at Dalton State College.

As the Artistic Civic Theatre celebrated paying off the note on its building earlier this month, it was a natural time for the couple who gave the ACT its start in the early 1990s, Rick and Sandy Martin, to reflect on memorable moments from the theater's history.

The Artistic Civic Theatre conducted a "note-burning party" earlier this month to celebrate paying off the note on its building, a symbolic act to mark yet another milestone in the ACT's highlight-filled history, and no one was more delighted than founders Rick and Sandy Martin. 

ATLANTA — Four of Georgia’s state senators are calling for the General Assembly to go into a special session to address the state’s election administration, further adding to the in-party feuding over the outcome of the presidential election.

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Whitfield County will hold a special election on March 16, 2021, to fill the unexpired term of Whitfield County Board of Commissioners member Roger Crossen, who passed away last week.

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In 1979 when the industry leaders created American Floorcovering Alliance (AFA) as the Carpet Manufacturing Marketing Association, its sole purpose was to organize carpet markets and support the carpet industry. On Nov. 17, AFA held its 41st annual membership meeting at the Dalton Golf &…

County election workers in Georgia have a little more than a week to recount some 5 million votes cast in the presidential election for a third time.

Photographer Michael Largent calls upon "different personalities" for his art, and his exhibit on display at the Creative Arts Guild is a manifestation of those various personalities.

As we go into the holidays, be aware that lead, a toxic substance that can affect people of any age but is especially harmful to children, pregnant women and unborn babies, can be in ceramic glazes or in decorative paints covering the surface of cookware or crockery.

After providing 10 Thanksgiving meal boxes to local families in need in 2019, drivers for First Student donated enough food and money this year to more than double that generosity.

Testing of the voting equipment that will be used in the Jan. 5 runoff elections for the U.S. Senate from Georgia will begin Monday at 9 a.m. in the elections office in the Whitfield County courthouse at 205 N. Selvidge St., Suite K, Dalton, and will continue daily until complete.

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The Creative Arts Guild and Ballet Dalton happily announce the 15th annual production of "The Snow Queen," a ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story by the same name.

In 1954, Shaheen Shaheen decided to leave Katherine Chenilles, a successful family business. According to historians Randall L. Patton and Davis S. Parker in their book "Carpet Capital," Shaheen traded his share in the company back to his relatives in return for a furloughed building on Gree…

ATLANTA — With multiple COVID-19 vaccines said to be on the horizon, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends health care workers, adults with high-risk medical conditions and the elderly be prioritized for initial vaccinations.

Holly Lynch says that as a child, she aspired to be a teacher. That goal, she says, carried her through years of school and training and guided her toward the path of family medicine.

The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who shoplifted two iPad tablet computers earlier this month. The suspect was recorded by store surveillance.

Tunnel Hill's Michael and Anne Walters were among those who dropped off food on Monday during the 2020 edition of Gratefull, as "anything we can do to help locally, we do," Michael said. "We really like doing that."

Due to current guidance from public health officials and in the interest of protecting the populations we serve, library officials are issuing the following service modifications and suspensions.

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Several factors go into determining whether a waterway is clean or not, including which animals are present. Dalton State College students in a freshwater ecology class are getting to observe this firsthand at various waterways in Dalton thanks in part to outdoor classrooms at parks operated…

Due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on travel, tourism and meetings, convention centers have lost significant business this year, but now — as positive vaccine developments allow Americans to spot hope on the horizon — "we are seeing some bookings pick up," said Margaret …

Jean McDonald Coker's paintings, which range from flowers and trees to beaches and sunrises to household objects and vegetables, are on display this month inside the Creative Arts Guild.

It's important to practice "self-care" as the new coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread and forces adjustments to daily life, with anxiety levels rising along with the number of infections, says Tracie Hogan Simmons, lead social worker and counselor for Whitfield County Schools.

Georgia's U.S. Senate candidates have not been shy to remind voters that the fate of the upper chamber in Congress will be decided on Jan. 5 in Georgia.

The Dalton Whitfield Murray Retired Educators Association (DWMREA) recently held its monthly meeting at Western Sizzlin in Dalton.