Georgia
The latest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Calhoun, Georgia-based Mohawk sales dip but manufacturer boosted earnings
First quarter sales for the world's biggest floor covering manufacturer fell by 4.5% this year as the building, housing and remodeling markets slowed around the globe amid higher interest rates.

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Ringgold rallies to force game 3 in baseball playoff-opening series; Gordon Lee swept
First-round high school baseball series between No. 1 and No. 4 seeds are supposed to be near afterthoughts.

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Plastic recycling company plans $1 billion investment in Georgia
A California company on Tuesday announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in Middle Georgia to build a factory that will take used plastic and turn it into the building blocks to make new plastics, while diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste each year from landfills.
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Matt Ryan calls it a career. The quarterback officially announces his retirement
On the very first pass of his very first NFL minicamp, Matt Ryan delivered a wobbly throw that left his new Atlanta Falcons teammates shaking their heads.

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Atlanta starts to ‘come to grips’ with deluge of unwanted office space
The metro Atlanta's office market is starting to stir from its slumber — for better or worse.

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When it comes to relocations, Georgia gets more than it gives
Call up the movers, back up the truck, moving in, moving out, across town, across the river and cross country — it's the American way of mobility.
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Federal court judge could soon decide who can be considered a Republican in Georgia
A few weeks ago, three incumbent Republican County Commission candidates and a former County Commission chair filed into a Catoosa County office to qualify for the GOP ticket.

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Best and worst restaurant inspection reports in the Chattanooga area for the week ending April 16, 2024
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect restaurants twice a year and grade businesses on a 100-point scale. Scores below 70 require corrective action.
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UPDATE: Crews rescue street preacher stuck in drainpipe in Fort Oglethorpe
After working for more than nine hours, Catoosa County firefighters along with multiple partners freed a 22-year-old man who was trapped inside a partially clogged storm drain beneath a highway in Fort Oglethorpe, according to a Catoosa County government news release.

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Utility regulators approve plan for Georgia Power to add new generating capacity
Georgia Power Co. got the go-ahead Tuesday to build and buy more electrical generation from the Georgia Public Service Commission, despite questions from environmentalists about the demand forecast driving the move and who say it's unwise to let the company burn more fossil fuels.
