Dalton News

Doctors have long prescribed remedies like medicine and bed rest, but a group of pediatricians in Dalton are affiliated with a new program that involves periodically prescribing books for their young patients.

A Dalton woman who hopes to attend Harvard Law School is one of about 20 students selected to participate in a summer program at the school.

Dalton could soon become a stopping point for drivers of electric cars. The City Council voted 4-0 Monday to provide space for electric charging stations on city-owned property downtown and on College Drive.

Last year, Jason Ridley worked behind a desk as a loan officer in a bank. These days he rises at 4:30 each morning to pull up weeds, pick vegetables and tend chickens.

How do you think you are going to be remembered after your death? And how can you tell the next generation what you did in your life? William Kennedy Pilsbury told his story before, during and after the Civil War by taking an old history book and inserting notes in the margins, pasting newspaper articles and handwritten documents on each page about ... (more)

As family and friends gathered for the funeral of Horace Richard "Ricky" Morgan Friday morning, Frank Scott Bozzie - the man accused of murdering Morgan - was denied bond at the Whitfield County Courthouse.

Clifford J. Joyce has pleaded guilty to planting methamphetamine on the car of a Murray County woman for the purpose of getting her arrested.

Today, Flag Day, is Barry Baughman's birthday. When he was young, he was told the flags were put out specifically for his birthday.

A Dalton man accused of killing another man by running over him with his pickup truck is scheduled for a bond hearing on Friday, the same day as his alleged victim's funeral.

He is survived by his father, Jose Cervantes; mother; Juana Cervantes; four brothers, Heriberto Cervantes, Jesus Cervantes, Jose Cervantes and Javier Cervantes; one sister, Marta Cervantes, all of Dalton; grandfather, Espidirion Morales of Mexico; aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Back Alley Productions invites you to the classic stage comedy "See How They Run," a family-friendly show set to run at the Walker County Community Theater.

George Kopcsak says when he sees impoverished students, he feels a mission from God to help those kids better themselves despite their tough start in life.

For centuries, the Freemasons have left their mark on communities. This year, Dalton's Masonic Lodge 105 decided to leave a mark in a new way - by naming a firefighter of the year and an educator of the year.

In light of continued increased costs to run Dalton Public Schools, school board members voted 3-0 Monday night to use about $4.6 million from a $10.6 million reserve fund to cover a shortfall in the fiscal year 2014 budget.

A Dalton man has been arrested for running over and killing another man following a run-in at a McDonald's on Monday morning.

A flash flood watch has been extended through late Monday afternoon for much of North Georgia, including Dalton.

Georgia ranks ninth in the nation in population. But it ranks sixth in the nation in the number of confirmed HIV cases, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

Centenarian Charlie Bowen might receive a belated birthday present. Bowen, a longtime Dalton resident who turned 100 on May 10, is expected to have his milestone birthday recognized on NBC's "Today Show" on Monday between 8 and 9 a.m. The morning show honors people who celebrate their 100th and 100th-plus birthdays on air during the Willard Scott ... (more)

Morgan Lusk of Dalton and Taylor Peterman of Tunnel Hill graduated cum laude from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah.

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series about "The Class of '93," three Whitfield County officials who were first elected in 1992 and have since been re-elected five times - Coroner Bobbie Dixon , Sheriff Scott Chitwood and Tax Commissioner Danny Sane.