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Energy assistance program opens for homebound and elderly
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children services will open ...
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Dalton, Whitfield officials say kratom not a local concern: Walker County student hospitalizations prompted the Dalton Daily Citizen to make local inquiries
After several eighth-grade students in Walker County Schools were hospitalized near the end of October for ingesting gummies ...
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County school board to hear departmental updates, student quintet
Whitfield County Board of Education members are set to hear several department updates and a special performance by ...
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No pet left behind: ADREAM helps local families and their pets year-round
For almost 15 years in Whitfield, Murray and neighboring counties, Dani Keith and ADREAM (Animal Disaster Relief, Emergency ...
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Study of Dug Gap Road traffic underway, residents asked for input
A consulting group doing a traffic study of Dug Gap Road is looking for public comment on the ...
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Pet of the Week: Meet Archie
Archie is one of the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia’s “bush babies” — they were left in a ...
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Bulletin Board: Health Watch: DPH confirms three new measles cases
All were close contacts of previous case ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed ...
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2025 Hope Health and Healing Trail Run celebrates 20 years of DEO Clinic and volunteer Martha Wassum
On Saturday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m., the fourth annual Hope Health and Healing Trail Run took off, ...
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Children’s Institute to hold autism conference Oct. 24
The Anna Shaw Children’s Institute, part of Vitruvian Health, will host the 10th annual North Georgia Autism Conference ...
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Breach may have exposed some Georgia Medicaid recipients’ health information
ATLANTA — The private health information of more than 900 Medicaid recipients in Georgia may have been exposed ...
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Community Calendar – Sept. 27, 2025
Today Blood drive / Sat., Sept. 27 / 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. / Mack Gaston Community Center, ...
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On the Agenda: Whitfield commissioners to vote on approval of funding for tax refunds
The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote Monday to transfer $1.956 million to the tax ...
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Tapestry: A weekly look at the people that make up the rich fabric of our community
Heather Donahue, Dalton Heather Donahue, a Dalton native and executive director of the DEO Clinic, finds her greatest ...
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Georgia’s health insurance program for the poor granted 1-year extension
ATLANTA — Georgia’s unique approach to Medicaid was set to expire this month, but the state just got ...
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Your State Parks Day offers volunteers free admission today
In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Georgia’s State Parks and Historic Sites are encouraging citizens to volunteer ...
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Mobile book van hits the road in Dalton; Dalton Reads! ‘Bookmobile’ to provide free books to students and parents
Ali Finley, Dalton Public Schools’ Director of Literacy, said she believes that literacy is “the foundation for success” ...
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Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority moves forward on deal for data center
The Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority (JDA) on Tuesday voted to formalize tax abatements for a new, state-of-the-art artificial ...
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‘Maybe we can change their lives’: Annual Teen Maze event shows local students the consequences of bad decisions
Growing up, Christian Heritage School sophomore Cally Callaway said she had “always heard actions have consequences.” “I feel ...
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Community Calendar – Sept. 26, 2025
Today 1848 Blunt House opening / Fri., Sept. 26 / 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. / 506 S. ...
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Bulletin Board: Waiting for Weights
Facility Update – Mack Gaston Community Center The fitness and weight room, upstairs at the Mack Gaston Community ...
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Northwest Whitfield High School Homecoming
Northwest Whitfield High School faculty, students and alumni will be celebrating their 50th Homecoming tonight, Sept. 26. The ...
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Invested & Committed
The Dalton Daily Citizen’s annual Invested & Committed special section, featuring reflections on the ingenuity, resilience and energy ...
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Save the date for the 2026 DNR Career Academy
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for the next generation of DNR employees who will ...