Chatsworth News

Dalton Daily Citizen Randall Carnes, 5, edges away from "Lady" as she leans in to get a better look at him Thursday at the Murray County Saddle Club.

Murray Medical Center and Georgia Mountains Health, a federally qualified health care clinic in Chatsworth, are joining forces to open PrimeCare inside the hospital's emergency department.

A Dalton man who robbed a woman of her bank deposit bag Monday afternoon in Chatsworth was apprehended soon after by officers with the Chatsworth Police Department and Murray County Sheriff's Office, officials said.

* Randall Dewayne Wingfield, 46, 4061 Loftis St., Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged Sunday by the Dalton Police Department with DUI, failure to maintain lane, following too closely and open container of alcohol.

By unanimous vote, the members of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles re-elected Murray County native L. Gale Buckner to serve as chair.

Amanda Carter doesn't want her 4-year-old subjected to a school day that begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. "I'm afraid that this is going to burn her out," she said.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry Carrie McCurdy, a Goodwill Assisted Delivery Center Attendant, distant right, waits for patrons to drop off used items at the Fort Oglethorpe mobile center on Monday.

There's just one thing Dalton resident Vickie Mathis would change about the Saturday beer tasting festival on King Street - move it to the shade.

Six men and one woman were arrested in Dalton, Chatsworth and Rome and put on Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds for deportation, officials said.

A Murray County 911 operator will be fired on Wednesday after being arrested on Monday for felony computer invasion of privacy, said sole commissioner David Ridley.

A Murray County 911 operator will be fired Wednesday for illegally "running" a license plate for a friend while on duty, said sole commissioner David Ridley.

The United Way of Northwest Georgia will host Volunteer Vacation Summer Session on June 22-24. The camp encourages youth to "Live United" by participating in volunteer service projects and creating community awareness.

Murray Medical Center in Chatsworth has received a 2009 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence in Patient Experience from VHA Inc., a national health care alliance.

When Beverly Easton came to Harrah's Cherokee Casino for the first time and realized there was no drinking, she wondered how an alcohol-free casino could even exist.

A second man allegedly involved in a May 22 home invasion armed robbery was arrested Tuesday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office.

The members of the Murray County Board of Education will have a called meeting on Thursday, June 25, at 6 p.m. at the central office, 715 Chestnut St.

* Valentino Duane Macon, 25, 601 Cockburn St., Dalton, was charged Friday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of crack cocaine, manufacturing crack cocaine and obstruction of an officer.

* Randy William Hunter, 48, 1169 Norton Bridge Road, Chatsworth, was charged Sunday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with disorderly conduct, reckless conduct and manufacturing marijuana.

Murray County's government and school system could join in a "50-50" plan to keep grass mowed at both schools and government properties.

* James Brandon Hatton, 32, 1695 Halls Chapel Road, Chatsworth, was charged Saturday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with terroristic threats and acts.