While there has been record turnout for in-person early voting, North Georgia counties are also expecting a surge in absentee voting as people opt to vote remotely.

In an effort to modernize the county's permitting process, Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield introduced a proposed ordinance to create a special events permit during a public hearing on Oct. 8.

Words like racism and lynching often invoke visceral reactions. The reaction Beverly Foster's after is love.

The transition from elementary to middle school is often a challenging time for students, but seventh and eighth grade members of the LaFayette Middle School Beta club are helping to make the change a little easier through the club's Beta Buddies service project.

While a sophomore at Ridgeland High School, Dequila Byrd decided her stomach was too weak to become a doctor, her childhood ambition. Instead, she decided she would become an attorney.

Since 1850, the Old Stone Church in Catoosa County has been a Presbyterian church, a Methodist church, a Baptist church, and a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.

If Valerie Stansberry can help it, the pandemic will not ruin Halloween, and the Fort Oglethorpe resident is asking for the community's help to make the holiday a reality for those who may not be able to afford to celebrate by going all out on costumes.

Chattanooga resident Adrienne Long is attempting to break the world record for longest time to hug a tree, as both a fundraiser for the Chattanooga Audubon Society and a way to honor her mother's strength, she said.

This was going to be the year that Keith Barclift pushed Catoosa County to develop a comprehensive long-range plan.

The 6th Cavalry Museum, a place dedicated to the history and remembrance of the Fighting Sixth Cavalry, is now looking to the future.

Engaging in the arts almost always involves some sort of hands-on or in-person activity - which makes art education especially difficult for schools during a pandemic.

The annual Labor Day Car and Motorcycle Show was held at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Springs, Georgia, on Sept. 7, 2020.

Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, now has a place where all people can play at Gilbert-Stephenson Park.

As independent Ooltewah pharmacy ThriftyMedPlus marks its 15th anniversary this year, owner Julie Bohannon answered questions about the business and her new initiative, the L3 movement

Baylor junior Nadia Sixto would not give up on the volleyball as she went to the edge of the crowd to save a point and pass back to teammate Elaine Redman, who delivered one of her match-high 23 kills for a four-point lead in the fifth set of Thursday night's home match against Notre Dame.

Mysterious seed packets from China have been arriving unsolicited in mailboxes all over the nation, including in Northwest Georgia.

In the past, says Walker County native Beverly Foster, many discussions on history in Northwest Georgia have been centered on antebellum families and the Confederacy.

When the pandemic hit and schools began to close in March, Lionhearts Fitness in Ringgold — usually a spot that primarily gives kids and young adults a free place to learn to face life's challenges through obstacle course training — found itself offering a respite to parents who needed help by providing a space for students to do their schoolwork during the day.

The first draft of Catoosa County's fiscal year '21 budget includes notable increases for the fire department and cost of living adjustments.

After 32 years of service, Ringgold resident Lt. Col. Burt Fisher is retiring from the Army with full military honors.

In preparation for the 2020-21 school year, the Walker County school board unanimously approved its projected FY2021 budget and released its plans for reopening in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Chickamauga's first large-scale public event amid the pandemic is scheduled for Saturday, July 25, when cars and community members are invited to the downtown square for a cruise-in.

Over four months past the usual April 1 deadline for responding to the U.S. Census, much of the United States is still behind self-response rates reported from 2010, including counties in North Georgia.