Tunnel Hill News

* Barry Wayne Furgeson, 60, 112 Sherwood Drive S.E., Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Georgia State Patrol with DUI, failure to maintain lane, driving while license withdrawn, no proof of insurance and driving while tag suspended.

Qualifying for November's municipal elections will start next month. In Dalton, qualifying starts on Monday, Aug.

She was named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester with an average of at least 3.6. * Clinton Mitchell Davis, son of Jim and Kathleen Davis of Dalton, was named to the merit list at Gainesville State College for the spring 2009 semester.

This is our fourth article in a series about the operations of Dalton Utilities.

* Tabatha Diane Gaylon, 30, 480 Old Cottonwood Mill Road, Tunnel Hill, was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with deposit account fraud and stalking.

Cynder Sims-Verheyen didn't like school when she was growing up in Wisconsin. Sims-Verheyen says she took a lot of teasing during her younger years because she was overweight.

Heather Ellis, daughter of Bruce and Tami Ellis of Dalton, was named to the dean's list at Belmont University for the spring 2009 semester.

Local author Aimee Stinson released her second childrena s book, a oeThe Bearless City,a on June 16.

A Dalton man who hit a black bear late Saturday night on I-75 with his truck said he was told by a Georgia State Patrol trooper he could keep the bear.

* Eric Alan Cunningham, 38, 1741 Mount Vernon Road, Rocky Face, was charge Sunday by the Georgia State Patrol with DUI and a headlight violation.

Thursday afternoon's fast-moving thunderstorm caused trees and power poles to fall in the county, but most of the damage was centered in Tunnel Hill, said Director Jeffrey Putnam of Whitfield County Emergency Services.

Here are some ways that teens sneak alcohol into Riverbend: flasks disguised as belt buckles whiskey-filled binoculars bottles hidden in fold-out chairs disguised in soda bottles hidden under hats hidden in sealable bags taped inside pants and dresses at the waist or to legs hidden in purses Sources: Chattanooga police, area teenagers Caught ...

After two and a half years at the helm of the Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, executive director Margaret Thigpen is stepping down.

* Preston Drew Brown, 20, 3820 41st Ave., Naples, Fla., was charged Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with following too closely, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

* Valentino Duane Macon, 25, 601 Cockburn St., Dalton, was charged Friday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of crack cocaine, manufacturing crack cocaine and obstruction of an officer.

For Regina Wheeler, deputy director of the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Dixie Highway 90-mile Yard Sale will be an opportunity to travel off the beaten path.

Joe Rodgers of Ringgold won the mandolin competition at the 1890s Day Jamboree Fiddle Contest.

If Jerry Leonard Morris chooses, he could have three cases against him heard in three jury trials in July.

* Jennie Denise Chastain, 25, 100 Rock Hill Drive, Rocky Face, was charged Friday the Dalton Police Department with DUI and lighted headlights required.

Here is the arrest report for the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department for May 15-27. Citation statistics Disorderly conduct: 13 Loud music: 1 Loitering and prowling: 1 Underage consumption: 9 Alteration of license plates: 1 Possession of marijuana less than 1oz: 3 License required: 3 Notice of change of address: 1 Proof of insurance: 5 Suspended ...