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A Dalton State College professor has been arrested for a second time in less than two weeks on child molestation charges, authorities say.

A Chattanooga man accused of emptying his revolver into his estranged wife and mother-in-law in a hospital waiting room last month may face the death penalty, prosecutors said.

RINGGOLD, Ga. — A construction firm from southern Mississippi beat out five other bidders hoping to remove tornado-felled trees from creeks and ditches in Catoosa County.

State Rep. Matt Ramsey has introduced legislation that would require school systems to have at least two personnel trained in diabetes treatment.

Local and federal authorities have arrested three people charged in connection with the distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine in Whitfield County.

Two inmates who escaped from Walker State Prison in Rock Spring, Monday night were captured Tuesday about three miles from the facility, a Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman said.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College dropped plans to open a Catoosa County, Ga., campus on 37 acres at Cloud Springs and Dietz roads because of traffic worries.

LaFAYETTE, Ga. — Locals probably learn that the Cherokee Regional Library serves Dade and Walker counties with branches in LaFayette, Rossville, Chickamauga and Trenton.

The Dalton Police Department is investigating counterfeit $100 bills that were used at three local businesses.

Dalton State College is introducing its first intercollegiate athletics program director, a step that brings it closer to its goal of becoming a traditional four-year college.

ATLANTA — Human trafficking is the fastest-growing industry in the world and second most-profitable behind drugs, but one of the most difficult to prosecute, a former FBI agent said Tuesday.

Catoosa County, Ga., Manager Mike Helton wants to go back into law enforcement, this time as sheriff.

A spokesman for House Speaker David Ralston says the chamber is unlikely to take up legislation that would create a "sunset committee" to weigh whether to cut certain state agencies until changes are made to the bill.

RINGGOLD, Ga. — When Hector the parakeet went missing, it was up to a group of fourth-grade detectives at Ringgold Elementary School to identify the culprit.

DALTON, Ga. — The Dalton-Whitfield Consolidation and Charter Commission hopes to have its recommendation on how to merge city and county services before voters this year, its chairman said Wednesday.

  • Jan. 26th, 2012  |
  • By By Tom Young/Correspondent

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