Erin Fuchs

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Chattanooga: Hispanics struggle with construction slowdown

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Since Julio Rangel came to the United States from Mexico almost seven years ago, there only have been two periods when finding work was almost impossible: After 9/11 and in 2007.

Special American Chestnut tree thrives in Dalton

Sunday, June 22, 2008

DALTON, Ga. — Towering American Chestnut trees once covered 200 million acres of eastern forests in the United States, according to the American Chestnut Foundation, feeding humans and animals year-round with their tasty nuts.

Lawmen ready for 287(g) program

Sunday, June 22, 2008

DALTON, Ga. — The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Department is one of the latest additions to the federal program that trains local officers to enforce immigration law.

Dalton will vote on recreation funding choices

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Amid the mayor’s crusade to cut taxes, the City Council here voted to hold a November referendum giving voters the chance to eliminate a special property tax dedicated to city recreation.

Dalton: 3-year-old boy found wandering alone

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A 3-year-old boy found alone in rural Whitfield County waited for two hours in a tiny restaurant Monday while authorities searched for his parents.

Dalton: Teens volunteer their vacation

Monday, June 16, 2008

Last week, 17-year-old Manuel Montelongo volunteered for the first time. He worked in a food pantry, played with children at a nonprofit daycare, and toiled in the mud to build a Habitat for Humanity house.

Dalton: Gang ties reported for 3 nabbed in Dalton ICE raid

Saturday, June 14, 2008

The three Mexican nationals arrested in Whitfield County as part of a statewide sweep led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, belonged to the Fifth Avenue gang and Tiny Winos gang, federal agents said.

Dalton: Minority entrepreneurs get tips

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

When Francisco Palacios first came to the United States from Mexico, he said he was offended if an American business owner said to him, “Thank you for your business.”

Georgia: Sales tax at the pump hurting Georgians

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Recently, Gov. Sonny Perdue blocked a scheduled jump in the state sales tax charged on motor fuel.

Nix, Tipton vie for GOP nod for Whitfield sheriff

Sunday, June 8, 2008

DALTON, Ga. — Since 1992, Sheriff Scott Chitwood, a Democrat, has held the sheriff’s office here.