CLEVELAND, Tenn.
Big Orange Caravan coming
The Coca-Cola Big Orange Caravan is coming to Cleveland on May 6.
The caravan will be at the Cleveland Country Club at 11:30 a.m. A luncheon is scheduled for noon. Tickets are $25 per person.
For more information or tickets, visit http://alumni.tennessee.edu/caravan.
DALTON, Ga.
Teen driver program opens
North Georgia Safety Training & Disaster Services Inc. has been licensed by the state of Georgia to offer the 30/6 Driver Education Program for teenagers, according to a news release.
To enroll, each student must already hold a valid learner’s permit. Successful completion of the Joshua’s Law Driver Education Program could mean insurance rate discounts and a possible $150 tax credit, the release stated.
Courses are scheduled for May 11 and June 8. For more information on availability and costs, call 706-913-7908.
RINGGOLD, GA.
Barnes campaign to visit Saturday
Officials with the Roy Barnes gubernatorial campaign will meet North Georgia voters Saturday, according to a news release from the Catoosa County Democratic Party.
The meeting is set for 9:30 a.m. at Caffeine Addicts Coffee House, 7819 Nashville St. The public is invited to attend.
For more information, call county party Chairman Christopher S. Scott at 770-826-8644.
LaFAYETTE, Ga.
Walk and lunch planned May 5
The LaFayette Downtown Development Authority will host a walk and lunch May 5 in downtown LaFayette.
Participants will walk about one mile beginning at Joe Stock Memorial Park from noon to 1 p.m. Portions of the route are included in the “Walking Tour of Historic LaFayette” brochure, which highlights historic properties downtown.
Walkers are invited to bring their own sack lunch, but bottled water will be provided. The event is free, and T-shirts will be distributed while quantities last.
The rain date is May 12. For more information, call 706-639-1519.
ATLANTA
Judge resigns after sex claims
A Fayette County judge announced his resignation amid allegations that he sexually harassed an attorney.
Superior Court Judge Johnnie Caldwell Jr. scrawled a seven-line resignation Monday. It was the same day that attorneys in a divorce case filed a motion claiming that Caldwell had made inappropriate comments to attorney Susan M. Brown.
The motion contends that the judge’s conduct “resulted in biased rulings against the defendant or no rulings on motions at all.”
Brown attorney Gary Freed told the Daily Report that Caldwell engaged in conduct that was “sexist and intimidating.” Caldwell did not return repeated calls or e-mail messages from the newspaper.