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Ringgold native selected to receive Charter Scholarship from UGA
This falla s freshman class at the University of Georgia includes 247 recipients of the Charter Scholarship, which is named for the universitya s standing as the nationa s first state-chartered public university.
Northwest Georgia Bank honors military veterans
With a deep spirit of gratitude and respect, Northwest Georgia Bank recognizes and honors employees and directors, their family members and all veterans who served or are serving in the U.S. military, here and abroad, wartime or peacetime.
Fort Oglethorpe Police Department bookings and arrests for Nov. 6-12, 2009
Here is the arrest report for the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for Nov. 6-12. Citation statistics Move over law: 1 Loud music: 1 Disorderly conduct: 4 Fire lane violation: 5 Underage consumption: 3 Permitting unlawful operation: 1 Expired tag: 9 Driving unsafe vehicle: 1 Possession of marijuana less than 1 oz: 3 Driving without license: 2 ...
LFO cheerleaders reflect on banner ban aftermath
Six weeks after their Scripture-quoting banners were prohibited, two Lake-view-Fort Oglethorpe High School cheerleaders remain unapologetic in their opposition to the ban.
Staff Photo by Dan Henry Cassandra Laracuente, left, takes photos of the Tennessee River Blueway as Holly Sorondo, right, holds her six-month-old grandson Damien Laracuente at the Raccoon Mountain visitors center overlook on Monday.
No stimulus funds for Ga.151 project in Catoosa County
Sen. Jeff Mullis announced this week that Catoosa County will not receive federal stimulus funds for the Ga.
Walker and Catoosa counties gather for sixth annual Veterans Day ceremony
The Catoosa Citizensa and Veteransa Memorial Foundation on Wednesday presented this yeara s Veteran of the Year, Outstanding Patriotic Citizen and Outstanding Community Service awards at a ceremony at the Benton Place campus in Ringgold.
Catoosa fitness center owner says county should use current resources ...
Catoosa fitness center owner says county should use current resources instead of YMCA; meeting tonight to address the issue As Catoosa County continues its plans with YMCA of Chattanooga to open a facility on the Benton Place campus, local business owner Rodney Waters of The Rock Fitness Center says he could provide the same services at no cost to ...
Fort Oglethorpe water and sewer rates to increase in January
Effective Jan. 1, Fort Oglethorpea s water and sewer rates will increase for the first time since 2000.
Flicko's video service considers expanding
Staff Photo by Matt Fields-Johnson Mike Morell, co-owner of Flicko's Video Workshop in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., converts 8mm film from 1968 into a digital file that will be burned onto a dvd.
First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe's WMU and Activities Team will sponsor a Craft Fair and Bake Sale Saturday, Nov.
LaFayette citizens give opinions on upcoming liquor-by-the-drink vote
As Tuesdaya s liquor-by-the-drink vote in LaFayette nears, citizens have given their views about the matter.
Ft. Oglethorpe City Council Races Calmer This Year
Submitted by Renee LaSalle on October 30, 2009 - 7:36pm. News Catoosa County News Comments Below: 0 Residents in Georgia's cities go to the polls next Tuesday.
Man arrested for pot on campus
A Fort Oglethorpe man was arrested on Thursday for having marijuana on the campus of Phoenix High School in Dalton.
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On Tuesday, Nov. 3, LaFayette voters will decide whether the city should allow the sale of liquor by the drink.
Tribute to America will honor patriots of Catoosa, Walker counties
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 5 p.m. at the the Benton Place campus on Old Mill Road in Ringgold, there will be an American flag retirement ceremony, a candlelight prayer service for the troops, and Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School marching band will provide patriotic music.
Two Barnhardt Circle residents file lawsuit over fence around ballfields
There are three ballfields on Barnhardt Circle. The Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Association organizes the playing times.
Fort Oglethorpe's sewerage project is "moving right along"
The first phase of the West Chickamauga Interceptor project was completed and went on line Tuesday, Oct.
Fort Oglethorpe Police Department bookings and arrests for Oct. 16-22, 2009
Here is the arrest report for the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for Oct. 16-22. Citation statistics Move over law: 2 Public drunk: 1 Carrying concealed weapon: 1 Underage consumption: 1 Expired tag: 3 Driving without license: 1 Proof of insurance: 3 Obedience to traffic control device: 2 Failure to maintain lane: 1 Following too closely: 1 ...
The South's religions: Prayer, football
The NY Times visits Fort Oglethorpe, Ga ., where the school board decided that proselytizing banners waved at football games by public school cheerleaders probably were a religious incursion too far into separation of church and state.