THOMASVILLE — The question had been posed to Jack Hadley repeatedly.

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…

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While taking an African American studies course at the University of Missouri's Black Culture Center, Marisa Kelley determined she wanted to know even more about black culture.

It's a tiny bug, barely visible to the naked eye, but the hemlock wooly adelgid is causing big problems. The U.S. National Park Service reports it has killed around 80 percent of the hemlock trees in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina

Dalton businessman Bob Chandler said he was just a little reluctant when he was told he'd been selected as the 2019 Toast of the Town honoree.

When the Rev. James Kirklan started Praise in the Park in 2004, he wanted the event to "reflect on what the community represented, not just the church."

Dalton Public Schools and the Dalton Police Department have agreed to a contract that seeks to add another school resource officer (SRO) for the school system, possibly as soon as the next school year that starts in August.

For the sixth year in a row, Dalton Public Schools officials plan to hold the school system's property tax rate steady at 8.2 mills.

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The damaged oversized decorative baseball at the Miracle Field has been reshaped and will be restored, refurbished and given a new surrounding after it was knocked off its pedestal, dented and scuffed over the weekend.

Wes Phinney can usually be found directing award-winning Dalton High School students, but for the next two weeks he's taking on a different role as the Duke of Exeter in the William Shakespeare play "Henry V."

ATLANTA – A new report says Georgia is missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue because of a loophole that allows online retailers to skirt a new state law.

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The members of the Eastbrook Middle School robotics team took inspiration from a famous astronaut. The members named their team One Giant Leap after the heroics of Neil Armstrong, an American and the first person to walk on the moon.

With an increase in teacher salaries and raises for non-certified personnel, Whitfield County Schools may have to dip into its general fund reserve balance for the next fiscal year, but it would be just a little dip.

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The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners held what will likely be their last meeting in Administrative Building 2 on Monday night. While commissioners still plan to close the building in coming weeks, they won't be tearing it down just yet.

The Miracle Field at Westside Park represents love, Miracle League co-director Millie Hicks said. But after a decorative oversized baseball was knocked off of its pedestal and damaged over the weekend, there's a tinge of sadness.

A Chatsworth man was arrested Friday after children told police he approached them, began speaking to them and then touched them while touching himself in a sexual manner.

The man accused of murdering two women in the home he shared with them in north Whitfield County is scheduled for trial in September.

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Last year set record levels of rainfall in north Georgia, and 2019 is headed in the same direction. More rainfall generally equals more mosquitoes.

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Dr. Andrew C. Bland has been appointed vice president and chief medical officer of Hamilton Health Care System (HHCS).

Dalton-Whitfield nonprofit agencies, government officials, tenants and others gathered in May at the Mack Gaston Community Center to confront one of the most pressing problems facing many of the nearly 20,000 county residents living below the poverty level: affordable housing. More specifica…

In just one day, Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department employees counted around 60 cars parked at the disc golf course at Westside Park.

MILLEDGEVILLE — A son stabbed his mother to death then lived with her for two days before anyone else discovered it.

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…

A Whitfield County grand jury has indicted a Dalton man who is charged with murder on additional counts after the man and the district attorney were unable to reach a plea deal.

Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Matt Arthur has appointed a new president to lead Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Heidi Popham, executive vice president at GNTC, has been named president.

If Katherine Bauswell saw someone who needed help, she wouldn't hesitate to step in.

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Members of a Dalton-based Georgia Army National Guard unit will be returning from Afghanistan ahead of schedule.

Bad guys, be warned. Eddy is looking for you.

After more than 30 years in law enforcement, Cohutta Police Chief Ray Grossman decided to retire.

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Several vehicles were robbed of items Tuesday night in a Dalton neighborhood off Dug Gap Road, leading police to remind people to secure their vehicles before turning in for the night.

Members of the public can vote to help a group of local students possibly win up to $1,000 in an international competition.

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Varnell City Council members unanimously reinstated Police Chief Lyle Grant Tuesday night, and Mayor Tom Dickson announced that Grant will retire from the department at the end of the year.

After Varnell Police Chief Lyle Grant provided a county-owned, encrypted radio to a private business, Whitfield County Emergency Management Director Claude Craig said he is developing guidelines for the use of those radios by the county’s municipalities.

A 33-year-old Murray County man was arrested Monday by the Chatsworth Police Department on warrants dating to 2016 for reportedly sending inappropriate photos and "sexual messages" to a 16-year-old girl through Facebook Messenger, according to an incident report.

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