Tunnel Hill News

The Dalton-Whitfield County Joint Development Authority approved the sale of approximately $3.6 million in bonds on Tuesday.

A* The Covenants of Chatsworth will be in concert Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at Little Prospect Baptist Church.

A* Francisco Velez Acevedo, 18, 1224 MLK Blvd., Apt. B, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

A* Thomas Jason Byers, 21, 138 Maresca Drive N.E., Dalton, was charged Sunday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with financial transaction card fraud, financial transaction card theft and criminal trespass.

A* Shawn Chad M. Bruce, 18, 600 Autumn Court, Dalton, was charged Monday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of tools for the commission of a crime, sale of marijuana, obstructing an officer and failure to appear on traffic charges.

What should Tennessee do about Highway 64?: Build a four lane bypass away from the river, over the mountains, and leave the current road alone.

Three Whitfield County men pleaded not guilty to felony sexual crimes in Superior Court on Monday.

The metropolitan Dalton area has an unemployment rate of 12.4 percent, well above the national rate of 9.5 percent.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend special programs commemorating the anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga the weekend of Nov.

A* Nathan Daniel Franklin, 33, 140 Campbell Road, Tunnel Hill, was charged Monday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with simple battery and terroristic threats and acts.

Blue Bell Creameries honored Tunnel Hill Elementary School on Friday with a school-wide ice cream party to celebrate the school's being named a 2009 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School.

The Whitfield County Address Project is entering its final phase as 2,500 to 3,000 city of Dalton residents were notified of their new addresses in a mail-out this week.

* Johnny Lee Jeffery Mills, 36, 4881 Cleveland Highway, Cohutta, was charged Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with being a fugitive from justice .

Dona t miss the new peacock painting on the barn at the Pratera s Mill Country Fair on October 10 and 11 near Dalton, GA.

The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society is seeking the drawings, cartoons and caricatures of the late Jim Westbrook for their headquarters at the Crown Gardens and Archives at 715 Chattanooga Ave.

You could say Rebecca and Daniel Hardin met in 1864. Both were participating in the annual Battle of Tunnel Hill Re-enactment - he as a soldier and she as a civilian - when their paths first crossed 12 years ago at the event's ball.

It's been almost a year since Whitfield County held a groundbreaking for a park on Landfill Road in Westside.

* Heather Leighann Beavers, 35, 507 Stone St., Dalton, was charged Friday by the Georgia State Patrol with DUI.

WHITFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION OCTOBER 5, 2009 AT 6:00 PM ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING #2, 214 W. KING STREET THE WORK SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIRMAN Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag Proclamation - National 4-H Week of October 4-10, 2009 Census Brief Resolution to name Tunnel Hill Park Building Permit Fee Tables ...

* Derek James Griffin, 21, 190 Catalina Isle Drive, Merritt Island, Fla., was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with probation violation.