Northwest Georgia
The latest Northwest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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Murray County paid hackers $200K after ransomware attack in May
Murray County paid $200,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack on the county's computer systems, according to a press release from Noah Bishop, sole commissioner of Murray County.
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Lookout Mountain planners who support Rock City gondola explain why
Jan Weaver had trouble sleeping for several nights before she raised her hand as one of two planning commissioners in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, to support amendments for Rock City's gondola.
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Northwest Georgia residents push back against data centers in local meetings
Residents across two Northwest Georgia counties pushed back against data centers, both current and proposed, in separate city and county meetings.
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Georgia’s gas tax suspension lifts, raising prices by 33 cents per gallon
Georgia's gas tax returned Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, causing gas prices to rise by roughly 33 cents per gallon.
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Ballot question on Dalton’s Confederate statue doesn’t mean it’s coming back
On the recent partisan primary ballot in Northwest Georgia, Republican voters in Whitfield County had a chance to weigh in on whether a statue of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston — removed after protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 — should be returned to downtown Dalton.
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Slime buckets and tortilla slaps: Rossville animal rescue hosting telethon-like fundraiser to repair shelter
A nonprofit animal rescue in Rossville is hosting a livestream fundraiser June 7 to raise $15,000 in one night for an updated emergency shelter and operational costs.
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Chattanooga hemp store owner and wife face child sex crime charges in Walker County
A Chattanooga hemp store owner and his wife are in jail without bond on child sex crime charges from Walker County, according to an arrest report.
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New North Georgia hospital awarded nearly $1M in federal funds
CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia in Ringgold will receive close to $1 million in federal funds from a bipartisan discretionary funding bill that passed Feb. 3.
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Carr backs businessman Rick Jackson in Georgia’s GOP runoff for governor
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, whose unsuccessful run for governor ended last week when he finished fourth in the Republican primary, has endorsed wealthy healthcare executive Rick Jackson.
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Rock City can build gondola without Lookout Mountain if necessary, CEO says
Rock City will likely build a gondola lift even if elected officials in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, decline to let the company build part of the system on property within city limits, CEO and owner Doug Chapin said.
