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City of Dalton paves trails at Haig Mill Lake Park
The Dalton Public Works Department is working to pave parts of the 3.5 mile trail at Haig Mill Lake Park. The paved path will improve accessibility for cyclists and walkers. The city plans to keep parts of the trail unpaved for hikers and trail runners to enjoy.

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Georgia agency proposes changes to waiting list for services for people with disabilities
A key program aimed at helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain access to home care may be getting a refresh in 2026.

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell reflects on midpoint of term
Recently, the Nashville Banner conducted an online survey, asking Nashvillians how they thought the Metro Council and Mayor Freddie O'Connell were doing as they reached the halfway point of their terms in office.

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Hamilton County agency posts pictures of the sheriff posing with reelection campaign merch
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett visited the 911 center on Christmas Eve and hung an ornament available for purchase from his reelection campaign on a tree, according to a county agency's Facebook post time-stamped that morning.

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Mother of toddler shot in Rock Spring on Christmas arrested for prior 911 calls
The mother of a 2-year-old who survived a gunshot to the head on Christmas morning in Rock Spring was arrested on unrelated charges.

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Alabama’s Tigers for Tomorrow celebrates 20th anniversary
New ‘Echoes of the Wild’ project launched to mark milestone

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Organization helps uplift incarcerated people and their loved ones
When she was 11 years old, Tarelle Lane's brother was incarcerated. It put a strain on their close friendship, as Lane, her sister, mother and grandmother had to travel to the outskirts of Michigan to visit him in jail.

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Change in federal reporting could cloud Alabama’s Hispanic student enrollment picture
A new report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama suggests changes in federal student reporting may affect the reported number of Hispanic students in Alabama schools, a change that also led to an increase in students who identify as "two or more races."

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Lookout Mountain teacher accused of scratching, pinching, biting her own children
A first-grade teacher at a Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, elementary school has been accused of scratching, pinching and biting her own children following an incident in the parking lot at Ruby Falls.

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Colton Moore seeks to be Marjorie Taylor Greene’s successor in Northwest Georgia
Colton Moore walked into Thatcher's Barbecue & Grill in Trenton, Georgia, wearing a green flannel shirt, cowboy boots, and a bright red baseball cap depicting a rhino and, under it, in all caps, the word 'wrangler.' The reference reflects Moore's penchant for going after 'RINOs', or Republicans in name only.
