
Andrew Wilkins covers the Northwest Georgia counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield. He joined the Times Free Press newsroom in February 2022. He has experience as the editor and publisher of Village Portland and as a reporter and photographer at the St. Croix Avis in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has a bachelor's degree in news editorial journalism from the University of Memphis.
A commission room full of residents showed up this past week to hear the Walker County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners discuss the possibility of hiring a county manager to help Chairman Shannon Whitfield administer his duties.
by Andrew Wilkins 2 hours agoResidents of Northwest Georgia on Wednesday rallied to support a new $100 million hospital planned for Battlefield Parkway between Ringgold and Fort Oglethorpe, but what happens to the building left behind could be just as impactful to the growth and development of Catoosa County's biggest city.
by Andrew WilkinsWednesday storms didn't stop roughly 150 people from rallying to protest the potential for a Chattanooga-based competitor to appeal state approval for CHI Memorial Georgia's new hospital in Catoosa County.
by Elizabeth Fite and Andrew WilkinsIn a tight race, Colton Moore won the Republican nomination for the state Senate District 53 seat in Tuesday's primary, while incumbents in the other state Senate and House primary races across Northwest Georgia enjoyed victories.
by Andrew WilkinsA recent sale promises a better future for Rossville's long-shuttered Peerless Woolen Mills. Meanwhile a federal brownfields restoration planning grant won by Walker County this week opens the door for more properties around the county to be restored.
by Andrew WilkinsEarly turnout for the Georgia primary has set a record, as the race for the state Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Mullis in Northwest Georgia remains hotly contested, and Republican voters statewide will decide their secretary of state candidate and who'll face Democrat Stacey Abrams in the general election for governor.
by Andrew WilkinsA Ringgold, Georgia, resident is suing representatives of the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners after he was kicked out of their meeting in May 2021.
by Andrew WilkinsHerschel Walker told the crowd of about 200 people who gathered for a rally to support his U.S. Senate candidacy Sunday that America needed leaders with courage, that high prices are hurting the nation and there's work to be done on issues such as crime and energy independence.
by Andrew WilkinsAt the end of April, Gov. Brian Kemp signed new education bills into law, but among North Georgia candidates for school board races, opinions are mixed on the effect the legislation will have.
by Andrew WilkinsSome Georgia district attorneys are concerned they haven't received sufficient evidence to investigate noncitizen voting cases referred to them by the secretary of state's office, even though the issue is a centerpiece of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's re-election campaign.
by Andrew WilkinsOn a barnstorming first day of early voting in Georgia that included visits to a small restaurant, construction company, textile mill, and a polling location in her district, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene talked with supporters and took questions from regional and national media.
by Andrew WilkinsThe Northwest Georgia district represented by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress is solidly — but not uniformly — Republican. Some areas adjacent to the Atlanta area, such as Paulding County, had only 64% support for Donald Trump when he ran unsuccessfully for re-election as president in 2020.
by Andrew WilkinsOn Thursday night, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his leading Republican challenger, former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, had their second of three debates.
by Andrew WilkinsDueling post-hearing briefs from both sides of the attempt to disqualify U.S.
by Andrew WilkinsThe Georgia Department of Community Health cleared the way Friday for CHI Memorial to build a new hospital in Ringgold by approving a certificate of need for the facility.
by Andrew WilkinsA cross-state-line cleanup Saturday in Rossville was the culmination of two communities coming together with a shared interest in revitalizing the Rossville Boulevard corridor.
by Andrew WilkinsIn a hearing that could lead to her being disqualified from Georgia's May 24 Primary Election, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took the stand Friday to defend against accusations that she participated in an insurrection at the nation's Capitol on Jan. 6.
by Andrew WilkinsU.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will take the stand Friday morning to defend herself against an effort to remove her from the ballot for her alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
by Andrew WilkinsIn a mostly civil debate that focused on the role of government, education and health care, Steven Henry and Colton Moore discussed their plans if the voters of Georgia Senate District 53 elect them on May 24.
by Andrew WilkinsMarcus Flowers, the Democratic challenger for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, more than doubled the incumbent's fundraising haul in the first three months of 2022.
by Andrew Wilkins