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Whitfield County is one of just 15 of Georgia's 159 counties that doesn't have some sort of exemption on inventory taxes.

Authorities are looking for a man who used a knife Tuesday to rob a convenience store in Chickamauga.

On Memorial Day, Michael and Lora Rust celebrated five years in their vacation home in Cherry Log.

Tammy Walkey had no idea what she was going to face when she took a job at Whitfield County 911 last month.

The discussion ranged from endangered species to septic tanks and stormwater in a meeting between regional "river watcher" representatives and local officials on Wednesday in Dalton.

The stormy weekend weather has one Whitfield County family looking for a new place to live.

The last time General Assembly members from the 9th Congressional District met to elect a representative to the state transportation board, they found themselves in the middle of a squabble between Gov.

“I didn't know what hearsay was until we started this.”

One Whitfield County "jury" found Jeremiah Birch guilty of attacking I.M. Wolfe with an ax. via Daily Citizen

Students at Westwood Elementary School look on as Rick Urban of Cohutta uses a lathe to shape wood into a "magic wand" for students Friday during the school's Appalachian Day. via Dalton Daily Citizen

It means the grand jury believes there is enough evidence in the case for the district attorneys office to proceed with prosecution. via Walker County Messenger

“They had given them to me in the past.”

A Cohutta man charged with felony theft by taking for stealing railroad cross ties said he was going to give them to Northwest Whitfield High School for a landscaping project. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Local governments are making much greater use of surveillance cameras to enforce traffic violations , and now illegal dumping. via WTVC

The violations, both misdemeanor and felony charges, were: Traffic charges Cancelled tag: 1 Defective equipment: 1 Driving while license suspended or revoked: 11 Driving while commercial driver license ... via Catoosa County News

The man believed responsible for at least four bank robberies in North Georgia was arrested late Saturday night in Murray County, Sheriff Howard Ensley said Sunday afternoon. via Daily Citizen

“We have a lot of diversity. That's what makes us creative and exciting and govern well. The Democrats are better at governing. The Republicans have shown us that they can get elected but they can't govern.”

The Democratic Party needs to unify behind a presidential candidate soon, said Jane Kidd, the chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“There are ongoing threats associated with both point and non-point source pollution which are likely magnified during droughts”

Stream sampling schools students on watershed's biological diversity Submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources DALTON - Brett Albanese is in his element. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“Confederate soldiers were law-abiding citizens and very few of them got into any trouble”

Before being named the first official historian of Whitfield County, Marcelle White was a bit apprehensive. via Daily Citizen

Whitfield County Schools' pre-kindergarten registration for Antioch, Beaverdale, Career Academy, Cohutta and Dug Gap elementary schools will be at the Whitfield County Health Department, 808 Professional Blvd. via Daily Citizen

“She is a witness but she is not charged”

A former Montana resident accused in February 2007 of having hundreds of images of child pornography on his computer here was indicted by a Whitfield County grand jury on three counts of furnishing obscene ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“If someone else wanted to champion that cause, I would be on board with it.”

Members of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners may soon have no limits on how long they can serve. via Daily Citizen