Fort Oglethorpe News

James Lynwood Martin, 35, of 717 Dry Valley Road, Rossville was arrested March 7 on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The Chattanooga branch of Peoples Home Equity, a local mortgage company, has opened a new office in Dalton.

Terrill Thomas Jackson, 21, of 1410 N. Mack Smith Road, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested February 28 on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.

FORT OGLETHORPE - A Chattanooga man really wanted to avoid the police, so much so, he ran out of a North Georgia hospital, stole a truck and led officers on chase.

Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Archie Watkins brings his award winning tenor voice to Sacred Sounds Fridays at the Ringgold Depot at Depot Street and U.S. 41, Friday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. Pianist Ryan Stinson will also perform and Randall Franks, "Officer Randy Goode" from TV's "In the Heat of the Night" will emcee.

Randall Paul Treat, 26, of 12576 Highway 41, Ringgold was arrested February 21 on charges of criminal trespass and driving while license suspended or revoked.

A Grief Share Support Group will meet Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Builders Classroom at Fort Oglethorpe First Baptist Church, 2645 Lafayette Road.

Atlanta-based indie-alt-folk group, vonGrey, will perform at the Gem Theatre in Calhoun, Ga., on Thursday, at 7 p.m. The group's return appearance is sponsored in partnership with the Fox Theatre Institute.

The annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, scheduled in Dahlonega the fourth weekend in April, is once again hosting a series of Master Classes in playing stringed instruments.

The public is cordially invited to attend a campaign kickoff for Patrick Hampton, candidate for District 5 School Board, Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Jefferson's Restaurant, 618 Georgia Ave., just across from the courthouse.

The 70,000-square-foot store will be located in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., off Interstate 75 near the border of Tennessee.

The North Georgia Health District office and all public health departments in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens and Whitfield counties will remain closed Thursday due to icy road conditions.