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DOT to present 411 Connector information at public meeting
The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house next week to share information about the proposed U.S. 411 Connector. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 4-7 p.m...
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Georgia Barbecue Classic to be June 4-5 in Cartersville
The Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter is sponsoring the seventh annual Georgia Barbecue Classic on June 4-5 at Sam Smith Park, 1155 Douthit Ferry Road, Cartersville. Cook teams are invited to partici...
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Teacher’s sex crime trial postponed
The trial for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher charged with 22 counts of sexual crimes against children, has been postponed until April 12. The trial was expected to start ...
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Chattooga County looks to buy Paradise Gardens
SUMMERVILLE , Ga. — They say money can’t buy happiness, but Chattooga County hopes it can buy Paradise. County Commissioner Jason Winters says the county is in negotiations to buy How...
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Two charged with sex crimes out on bond, back in Cedartown
A former Polk County substitute teacher arrested in a child pornography sting last year is out on bond. Glynn County Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Miller said Edward Keith Kelley, 52, was r...
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Polk schools to move to 160-day calendar
The Polk School District Board of Education has approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning in August, which would lengthen instruction time by an hour each day and add an...
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Dalton police make counterfeit bust
Dalton Police arrested Angel Wilfred Leguisamon-Pena, 29, on charges of forgery after he attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at an area retailer. If not for an alert cashier, police say it’s...
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Board: Polk schools will move to 160-day calendar next year
The Polk School District Board of Education approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning this August. The 160-day calendar would lengthen instruction time by one hour each ...
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Cedartown City Commissioners hear new round of ethics complaints
by Polk Fishwrap
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At Monday’s meeting of the Cedartown City Commission, the city received copies of the latest ethics complaint filed by George Anderson, of the Ethics in Government Group, based in Rome. Anderson f...
Costco deadline moved up to get store open by August
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Fort Oglethorpe mayor Ronnie Cobb says the construction company is working to get the site where Costco Wholesales wants to build ready by May 10. The new deadline will give Costco more time to ge...
Student drug testing policies inconsistent across region
by Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Testing students for drug use is tricky business, so while some local school systems recently have adopted policies, others have experimented and stopped testing altogether. In December, Bradley C...
Centre, Ala. resident, DA enters Circuit Judge race
by Cherokee County Herald
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Centre resident and former Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Taylor announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge of Cherokee and DeKalb Counties. He has qualified as a Democrat and is subject to the ...
Ringgold to have Day of Prayer event
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Ringgold City Council has approved a Day of Prayer event to take place May 6 at the Depot from noon to 1 p.m. “It’s a special event, and we’re really excited about it,” said Clyde Painter, pastor ...
Dalton schools may face up to $8 million in cuts
by Dalton Daily Citizen
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Dalton Public Schools may have to cut up to $8 million from its budget by July 2011 or risk running out of money, Superintendent Jim Hawkins told school board members Monday. Hawkins said the $6 m...
Motions filed in case of former Chickamauga teacher accused of child molestation
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More than 30 motions were filed Monday in Catoosa County Superior Court in the case of a former Chickamauga school teacher accused of molesting three children. Judge Brian House presided over the ...
Man arrested for HIV risk in Dalton
by Dalton Daily Citizen
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DALTON — Mickel David Jordan, 49, of 207 Fields Ave., was charged by the Dalton Police Department with reckless conduct by an HIV-infected person and simple assault. The virus can cause Acquired Im...
Day after concerns raised over AG not disclosing work on terror-related case, Justice Dept. says more files missing
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Rep. Stupak says party leader told him, 'We want to pay for abortions,' as Dems try to get health bill over finish line
Obama Delays Trip to Indonesia to Work on Health Care
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YOU DECIDE: Is Health Care Reform Doomed?
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