After months of negotiations — and even a lawsuit — the City of Dalton and Whitfield County have agreed in principle to a Service Delivery Strategy agreement, and Dalton City Council members unanimously approved the measure during Tuesday night's meeting.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday praised state agencies that have cut their departments by millions of dollars, while defending his budget increases for teacher and state employee pay raises.
Accountability, humility and integrity are paramount qualities in any effective leader, Jeffeory White explained during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day prayer breakfast on Monday.
Snow flurries and temperatures in the 20s didn't stop a dedicated group from honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday that bears his name on Monday, as they marched to the memorial to him in Dalton singing "We Shall Overcome" — an anthem of the civil rights movement — before a wreath w…
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Faith, courage and hard work.
Ana Goodlett's third-graders at Roan School learned about Martin Luther King Jr. last week in advance of today's Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Dalton City Administrator Jason Parker says he expects the City Council will be taking a look at how much progress Barrett Properties has made in redeveloping the historic railroad depot at 110 Depot St. since it purchased the property in 2018.
• The City of Dalton Public Works Department will be closed Monday to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Monday's garbage and recycling will be picked up on Tuesday. Garbage and recycling pickup for the rest of the week will be on the regular schedule.
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Harry "Suitcase" Simpson's baseball career took him across the United States and to Latin America and Europe.
Gerrymandering, redistricting and the 2020 census were the topics Thursday during a League of Women Voters of Dalton program at the Mack Gaston Community Center.
Randell Trammell, a Dalton native and Southeast Whitfield High School alumnus, has been selected as one of 21st Century Leaders' 30 for 30 Alumni Award Winners.
Some members of the Dalton City Council say they feel comfortable about their lawsuit against Whitfield County after their latest meeting with their attorney.
A Rocky Face man was sentenced to three years with 180 days in jail and the rest on probation on Friday in Whitfield County Superior Court after pleading guilty to aggravated assault, discharging a firearm under the influence of alcohol, discharging a firearm on the property of another and 2…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to kill members of a militant anti-fascist group, police in Georgia announced Friday, a day after three other members were arrested on federal charges in Maryland and Delaware.
Dalton Public Schools administrators and staff members shared notes on students' success on the winter's MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) assessments on Monday during the Dalton Board of Education meeting.
Dalton Public Schools officials are constantly assessing and evaluating instruction and have developed a multi-year plan to manage class sizes in core content areas.
ATLANTA — State lawmakers have set their sights on vaping restrictions in Georgia.
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ATLANTA — Georgia is one step closer to taxing internet sales.
State Sen. Chuck Payne, R-Dalton, was recently appointed by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan to serve as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the 2020 legislative session.
Variegated quilts are on display this week at the Dalton-Whitfield Senior Center, and the public is invited to view them during the free exhibition.
A card with just a few words to show someone cares can mean a great deal for Valentine's Day.
Plans to bring an Olive Garden to Dalton are on hold, according to an attorney for the developer behind the project.
ATLANTA — On the heels of his mandate for statewide budget cuts, Gov. Brian Kemp promised in his State of the State address Thursday to the legislature he will keep to his campaign pledge of increasing teacher pay and will funnel money into the foster care system.
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ATLANTA — A new bill in the state House of Representatives would give teachers a financial incentive to work at underperforming schools.
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A man has been indicted by a Murray County grand jury for murder in the second degree and cruelty to children in the second degree for the death of a 2-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a truck in October of last year "while he was distracted playing video games," according to the i…
ATLANTA — Georgia House of Representatives Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, said Wednesday he wants lawmakers to do their jobs and not watch the clock.
Murray/Whitfield CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) starts training for those interested in being volunteer advocates for foster children on Monday, Feb. 3, at 5:30 p.m.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is appointing three new members to seven-year terms on the Georgia state Board of Education, which makes policy for the state’s nearly 1.8 million public school students, including a Chatsworth resident.
After looking at the costs, members of the Dalton Convention Center authority board have decided not to pursue a feasibility study for the possible addition of a hotel to the convention center property.
Mandatory mediation of the service delivery agreement among the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, the Dalton City Council and the city councils of Cohutta, Tunnel Hill and Varnell ended without a deal. And on Thursday, Dalton City Council members are scheduled to meet with the city's …
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ATLANTA — The Georgia House and Senate are quickly pushing for an internet sales tax, a possible new revenue stream amid budget cuts.
ATLANTA — A bipartisan panel of state lawmakers pushed support of Medicaid coverage extension for new mothers to combat maternal mortality.
When the books were closed, Whitfield County Fire Station 12 came in under budget.
Members of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners say they still plan to vote on a resolution to place a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) on the May general primary ballot by the end of January.
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ATLANTA — Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and the Senate Majority Caucus both told the press that gambling is not on their priority list this year.
When the Dalton Board of Education meets for the first time in 2020 today, it'll have two new members, including Jody McClurg, who won her seat in November without opposition and brings her experience as a mother of children in the school system and as a member of the Dalton Education Founda…
Sam Sanders, who takes the Dalton Board of Education seat of Pablo Perez after defeating him in November's election, wants to keep the school system "moving in the right direction."
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The district attorney says the facts surrounding an incident where a 2-year-old girl was struck and killed by a truck in Murray County in October of last year will be presented to a grand jury on Monday.
Dalton Middle School celebrated the joy of learning with its ESOL families Thursday at the Mack Gaston Community Center.
ATLANTA — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told an Atlanta crowd Friday there needs to be “less partisanship, less divisions and less tweeting” in American politics.
A longtime volunteer coach of recreation sports in Whitfield County and a Rocky Face man who reportedly fired a gun inside a Tunnel Hill restaurant have been indicted by a Whitfield County grand jury.
Lydia Espitia says she and her mother Tammy Berry did everything together.
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