When Catoosa County, Georgia, voters go to the polls this November, a local referendum on the ballot will ask them to decide whether the county and the cities of Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe should have the authority to encourage private development in specific areas through the creation of tax allocation districts.

The city of Collegedale and four former police officers have settled two employment-based lawsuits after two years of litigation surrounding an alleged quota system, according to a joint news release from the city and the officers' attorney.

Dalton resident Lorie McCamy Headrick is fulfilling a longtime dream with the opening of House of Harlow Antiques in Ringgold.

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods recently announced the establishment of a new Office of Rural Education and Innovation at the state Department of Education.

Ten-year-old Nissa Ruth, of Signal Mountain, knew applying for a position with a national news magazine was going to be a long shot.

Walker County Schools is seeking feedback from the community on its new long-term goals. The district's coordinator for federal funds, Autumn Hentz, hosted a virtual meeting on July 20 to outline the district's upcoming plans.

Swim to Live owner Kassy Clifford's swimming classes aren't about playing in the water. They're about survival.

Like most of the Chattanooga area, property values are rising in Northwest Georgia counties including Catoosa and Walker.

Thanks to Shawn Turner's fifth-grade gifted class at Rock Spring Elementary, Rock Spring residents may have more opportunities to recycle.

"You can only burn so many stoves and microwaves before you think, 'Maybe we should get our own place,'" laughs Karen Watkins of Blondies Cakes and Pies.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a fair share of hardships, especially for those in the foster care system, who face a greater challenge than ever in finding adequate housing, says Aimee Larsen, CEO of a local nonprofit that serves foster families in the tri-state area.

Boasting their own schools, churches, recreation centers, stores and modern housing, the mill villages that proliferated in North Georgia from Reconstruction up until the New Deal had everything workers needed without ever having to leave.

Catoosa County Parks and Recreation is expanding its sports league offerings beyond fields and courts and onto the screens of players, wherever they may be.

Willow Tree Farms, known for its seasonal Christmas at the Farm celebration, is hosting its first large-scale music event, in support of the Sexual Assault Victims' Advocacy Center in Fort Oglethorpe.

The historic downtown area of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, has been hit hard by time and changes to traffic flow.

A healer for decades, Jennie McDaniel is manifesting her dream of bringing her healing powers to large groups through her new business 5D Presents, which hosts healing retreats in the North Georgia and Chattanooga areas.

As cases of COVID-19 continue to dwindle, the Walker County Chamber of Commerce is resuming in-person One Walker meetings and supporting the local business community in its "new normal."

New Collegedale City Manager Wayon Hines was approved on Monday to be paid $132,488 annually to take on not just the role of city manager, but to continue in his previous role as city engineer.

Tethered and out of their pens for the first time, Marshmallow and Daisy seemed a little leery as a class of kindergarteners filed through the grass into the new outdoor classroom at North LaFayette Elementary School. These two baby goats, just a couple of months old, were about to meet a gaggle of new friends.

Catoosa County commissioners unanimously approved the rezoning of two parcels at their May 18 meeting that will allow for two new multifamily developments.

When Stacie Brasher saw the protests and riots happening in Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd by a police officer last May, the scenes from the city where she'd lived for six years were all too familiar.

With 52 weeks in the year, the organizers of Project 52 make sure that not a single week passes without helping someone in need.

Catoosa County will make improvements to the Poplar Springs Baseball Complex, a move officials hope will bring money in to the community.