Chatsworth News

Appalachian Bancshare, the holding company for Appalachian Community Bank, Appalachian Community Bank, F.S.B., and Appalachian Real Estate Holdings, announced that Danny Jett will serve as its interim chief operating officer.

Two Chatsworth men have been indicted on separate sex-related charges by a Murray County grand jury and will face arraignment in Superior Court on Dec.

Toys for Tots, the effort by Marine Corps Reserve units throughout the United States to provide new toys for needy children at Christmastime, is under way in Whitfield, Murray and Catoosa counties.

Darya Bryant is helping Smokey The Bear celebrate his 65th birthday. A first-grader at Chatsworth Elementary School, Darya was one of five winners in the nationwide "Get Your Smokey On" photography contest.

Have you ever wondered why a torrential rain falling up near Chatsworth and Dalton can cause the Oostanaula River to rise dramatically even though we never got a drop of rain in Rome? Why does the Etowah River run clear and low after heavy rains in Canton and Dawsonville, yet the Etowah will turn extremely muddy after a heavy rain in Rockmart? Why ...

The Chatsworth Police Department is investigating the suicide of a Murray County High School student whose parents say he took his life because he was distraught over being bullied at school.

Flu cases seem to have tapered off in Whitfield and Murray counties, according to local officials.

A* Brian Carey Camp, 18, 220 Locust St., Chatsworth, was charged Monday by the Chatsworth Police Department with burglary.

Can you imagine being taught how to read, write and do math at age 3 - by your 5-year-old brother? That may sound unusual and even amazing, but to Hannah Wildes, that was merely her starting point.

The American Cancer Society in Murray County is looking for new teams for the 2010 Relay for Life.

Calling all veterans. In a year when four National Guardsmen wounded in Afghanistan will be the grand marshals, Dalton's annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday is looking for your participation.

The public is invited to attend a reception Saturday in support of Karen Handel, Republican candidate for governor.

Murray County Schools will host a Lend Your Voice community meeting on Tuesday, Dec.

Murray County Democrats will host their annual Thanksgiving dinner/meeting on Thursday, Nov.

Political newcomer Celeste Harrison Martin said a "personal touch" helped her overwhelmingly defeat veteran Chatsworth councilwoman Margaret Adams and first-time candidate Michael Ray by more than a 4 to 1 margin on Tuesday.

Two metro Atlanta men are serving lengthy prison sentences stemming from a home invasion in Chatsworth in May, court officials said.

Voters here resoundingly approved three freeport measures on Tuesday's ballot. Initial implementation of freeport - which allows a government to reduce taxes on inventory for its businesses - will be at a 20 percent level beginning in 2011.

Editor's note: For candidate profiles or a story on the freeport referendum, search our archives under "search our site." Some candidates in Tuesday's local municipal elections said on Monday they planned a little last-minute campaigning, but most said they will rest.

Russ Bridges doesn't want to see the charred remains of the Rock Building demolished.

With no national, state or county races on the ballot, most of the action in Tuesday's elections in Murray and Whitfield counties will take place in the area's smaller cities.