The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting of a man by an officer that took place early Thursday in Calhoun, Georgia.

It may have ended as a record-setting performance, but it certainly didn't start that way for Cole McCormick.

A Chattanooga nonprofit group is asking the community to come out and donate toys and coats for the city's needy children on Friday.

Chattanooga's internal audit office will review whether a conflict of interest took place when the city helped empty out a homeless encampment from property owned by Mayor Tim Kelly as he prepared to sell it.

The Chattanooga City Council unanimously approved Tuesday an updated ordinance to crack down on vandalism, an action that one organization said will result in the criminalization of the city's homeless population.

Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly has named as his chief of staff Joda Thongnopnua, a city employee who previously served as the city's chief policy officer since April.

The Walker County community is grieving the loss of school board member Carthell Rogers, who died unexpectedly in his sleep Nov. 16.

Georgia state Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, announced his bid for re-election this week.

Deputies have arrested a suspect in relation to a recent series of what authorities said were deliberately set fires in northern Catoosa and Walker counties.

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.