When soldiers return from combat, those with post traumatic stress disorder often have trouble reconnecting with society due to fear, severe anxiety and mistrust that can lead to social isolation.

Catoosa and Walker counties will continue their partnership to provide each other with automatic dispatches for fires close to county lines.

As both a chemist and a cook, Desiree Hulsey has the ideal skill set for a candymaker.

The Catoosa County Board of Education voted on Nov. 3 to approve various new Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax projects after receiving feedback from hundreds of constituents.

A mother of three, Emily Johnson knows what an ordeal it can be to stay on top of haircuts for the entire family. As the owner of VIBES Hair Studio, she also knows what a difference a haircut can make for one's overall sense of worth and wellness.

Walker County Sole Commissioner Shannon Whitfield greenlighted two ordinances and approved a new ambulance contract during a commissioner meeting on Oct. 22.

Catoosa County is working to form a coalition of public, private and nonprofit partners to look at whether a lack of affordable workforce housing is an issue in the county's housing market.

Local veteran Loretta Lynn Leda is helping fellow female veterans relieve stress through a yoga class she streams on Zoom every Wednesday at 8 p.m.

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.