Resaca News

The Gordon County Fire Department may soon have the funds to construct a new fire station.

* Michael Edward Fowler, 44, 4162 Alf St., Dalton, was charged Friday by the Department of Natural Resources with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

* Bobby Lee Harrison, 61, 916 N. Sixth Ave., Chatsworth, was charged Sunday by the Chatsworth Police Department with simple battery and terroristic threats and acts.

Another day, another drug bust, this time in Calhoun, Georgia. Tuesday afternoon, the Calhoun Police Department Special Operations Unit and Detectives from the Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force acted on a search warrant in the Resaca Community.

The Gordon County Sheriffs Office and Gordon County Coroners Office are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a densely wooded area alongside Interstate 75 near Resaca Monday afternoon, June 15.

* Payton Wayne Jones, 22, 761 Keith Drive, Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with possession of methamphetamine, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, possession of arms by a convicted felon/first offender probation, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon during the commission of a crime and ...

Some retired county employees will still be able to rely on the county for health care coverage until they turn 65.

A letter sent to the Resaca Police Department regarding the use of a radio frequency was not retaliation for a delayed vote on the status of the Resaca police department, according to both the Sheriff's office and Mayor Samuel Allen.

In the last two years, Johnny and Tina Bedwell have lived in a stable, their truck, abandoned houses and a campsite in Redwine Cove where Johnny was raised.

Submitted by Amy Katcher on May 29, 2009 - 8:08pm. Our Town: Dalton Whitfield County News The Battle of Resaca unites history buffs with civil war re-enactors.A Dr.

The Resaca Town Council tabled a vote on eliminating the towns police department at contracting with the Gordon County Sheriffs Office to provide patrols.

* Gary Brandon Rogers, 22, 53 Poteet Road, Chatsworth, was charged Monday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with fugitive from justice * Amber Nichole Turner, 23, 3958 Maple Grove Church Road, Resaca, was charged Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with speeding, driving without a license, open container in vehicle and DUI.

Cannons roared Saturday during the annual Battle of Resaca Re-enactment on the Chitwood Farm in Gordon County.

Imagine that. Somewhere in the legislative process, a piece of chest-thumping Dixieland legislation about the Civil War morphed into a ' a bill about Civil Rights? Last week, Gov.

* Tammy Lejuan Morgan, 44, 171 Newberry Drive, Dalton, was charged Sunday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with possession of tools for the commission of a crime.

Despite bringing in money through fines, Resacas Police Department could be shuttered if contract negotiations with the Gordon County Sheriffs Office work out.

From Staff Reports A wreck at the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and Tilton Road in south Whitfield County Monday morning injured five people and also brought down power lines, leading to the closure of both roads for cleanup.

Confederate veteran Henry Clay Erwin will be honored today, more than 93 years after his death.

Few, if any, people living today met Daltonian Henry Clay Erwin. But on Saturday, he will be honored more than 93 years after his death.

The Quint Shepherd Family will be in concert Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Cedar Valley Cathedral of Praise.