Varnell News

* The Dalton-Whitfield Library will be closed Friday and Saturday for Independence Day.

No one wants to see the cemetery in Varnell not maintained, say city officials. But they also say it's not proper for taxpayers to mow property the city doesn't own.

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.

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.

"Speak Up for the American Flag" will be Sunday, Flag Day, at 2 p.m. in the Varnell city gym.

* Julian Jerome Edwards, 50, 210 Cheyenne Trail, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Varnell Police Department with drugs in wrong container and failure to appear.

Mosier Stephens didn't mind skipping his senior prom. After all, he and his girlfriend went to the prom in 2008.

Staff Photo by Gillian Bolsover -- Six-year-old Christopher Blackwell places a flag on a grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery this morning.

Today's Forum appears daily in The Daily Citizen. "I drive a truck and in my opinion a roundabout at College Road and Dug Gap Mountain Road would only cause more congestion and accidents.

Conservation conscious third-graders from area schools recently wrapped up an art contest sponsored by Dalton Utilities.

Children and teenagers in Whitfield County can play the name game. The Whitfield County Parks and Recreation Department is holding a contest to name the walking track and nature trails at Edwards Park off Cleveland Highway in north Whitfield County.

* Eric Lamar Gilbert, 33, 4031 Nottingham Drive, Dalton, was charged Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with first degree forgery and failure to appear.

Last year a man was attacked and bitten by a rabid fox in the Little Murray area.

* Jose Angel Godoy, 34, 1255 Orchard Way, Dalton, was charged Friday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with terroristic threats and acts and cruelty to children in the third degree.

A huge limb crashing into his truck served as Charles Ballew's alarm clock Monday morning.

* Cecil Leon Isenhower, 65, 9631 Highway 225 North, Chatsworth, was charged Monday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with trafficking in cocaine.

Dalton Utilities paying several million dollars to relocate utility lines for SPLOST transportation projects in Whitfield County could result in higher rates for the utility's customers.

"It's R-O-O-T-I-E. Her name's Rootie because she's the color of root beer," says dog owner Candy Corneliussen.