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Local leaders share workforce developments, small businesses honored at annual Chamber meeting
With approximately 360 community leaders, members and local employees taking part in the Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce’s ...
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Whitfield County Fire Explorers earn four awards at Winterfest
In early February 2026, Whitfield County (WC) firefighters and Fire Explorer Post 5900 traveled to Winterfest, a national ...
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Dalton man arrested on child molestation charges
A 29-year-old Dalton man was arrested by detectives within the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division on ...
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Viewpoint: Town Crier: Bend in the Road
Several years ago somebody was pitching how much we got from the Federal Government and one of the ...
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Hamilton Medical Center is first in nation to use wireless ureteroscope
Hamilton Medical Center is the first in the nation to use a new state-of-the-art wireless ureteroscope to assist ...
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‘This Is Not Acceptable’: Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center aims to break the silence on domestic violence
Every day, behind closed doors across Northwest Georgia, someone is being hurt by someone they love. That’s the ...
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Dalton State earns Seal of Excelencia for student success efforts
DALTON, GA (10/08/2025) Dalton State College has earned the Seal of Excelencia -becoming the first college in Georgia ...
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Staubs joins Hamilton Health – Catoosa
Alejandra Staubs is a board-certified family medicine physician who recently joined Hamilton Health – Catoosa, part of Vitruvian ...
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Bulletin Board: Look, a Squirrel!
See a Squirrel, Report a Squirrel (But only if it is red) The Georgia Department of Natural Resources ...
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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. ...