Northwest Georgia
The latest Northwest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.
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Hair extensions being done in Fort Oglethorpe IHOP leads to Health Department complaint
A recent post has been making the rounds in a Facebook group for Walker County that showed an individual getting hair done inside the Fort Oglethorpe IHOP.
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‘POSITIVE news’: Cohutta, Ga., mayor and police chief hold press conference, show unity
At a press conference Thursday, leaders of this North Georgia town laid out how they plan to move forward after mediation between the Police Department and the Mayor's Office.
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Early voting begins in Georgia for May 19 primary
Early voting began this week for the May 19 Georgia primaries as true election season gets underway following the series of special elections that resulted in Republican Clay Fuller replacing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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AI used for rezoning in Ringgold and other ways Northwest Georgia governments are using chatbots
The use of artificial intelligence in local governments in Northwest Georgia ranges from a Whitfield County commissioner who says it has no place in governance to a city manager in Ringgold who uses it to recommend new ordinances and rezone sections of the city.
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Heritage stays in house for next girls’ basketball coach
Fresh off winning a state championship, the administration at Heritage High School wanted to maintain as much status quo as possible after head girls' basketball coach Greg Elkins resigned earlier this month.
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Georgia public health board goes seventh straight month without meeting
For the seventh month in a row, the board of the Georgia Department of Public Health will not hold a meeting this month.
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Plastics company alleges it was lured to Walker County with promises leaders didn’t keep
An international plastics supplier said it was lured to Walker County with promises that it would be able to expand its operations on nearby land.
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Debris from Hurricane Helene is helping fuel Georgia’s wildfires
Some of the destructive wildfires tearing through Georgia this week are being fed by not only a persistent drought, but also by fallen trees and limbs scattered across the South by Hurricane Helene well over a year ago.
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Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking his 13th term in Congress, dies
U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died.
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Walker County couple charged with animal cruelty after dog’s death by starvation
A couple in Rossville was arrested on animal cruelty charges after an animal control welfare check and subsequent investigation revealed a dog died from starvation.
