Chatsworth News

Schools in Georgia now have the flexibility to follow a popular trend in the corporate world - longer hours, fewer work days.

Qualifying for November's municipal elections will start next month. In Dalton, qualifying starts on Monday, Aug.

State troopers said two people from Dalton were killed when the motorcycle they were riding was sideswiped by a pickup truck near Chatsworth.

* Veronica Esther Gonzalez, 19, 1105 Avenue A, Dalton, was charged Monday by the Dalton Police Department with probation violation, financial transaction card theft and first degree forgery.

* Michael Edward Fowler, 44, 4162 Alf St., Dalton, was charged Friday by the Department of Natural Resources with possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

Between taking shots at the pool table, Gary Thomason explained why The Sports Zone is his favorite place to relax.

This is our fourth article in a series about the operations of Dalton Utilities.

Dalton Daily Citizen Randall Carnes, 5, edges away from "Lady" as she leans in to get a better look at him Thursday at the Murray County Saddle Club.

Murray Medical Center and Georgia Mountains Health, a federally qualified health care clinic in Chatsworth, are joining forces to open PrimeCare inside the hospital's emergency department.

A Dalton man who robbed a woman of her bank deposit bag Monday afternoon in Chatsworth was apprehended soon after by officers with the Chatsworth Police Department and Murray County Sheriff's Office, officials said.

* Randall Dewayne Wingfield, 46, 4061 Loftis St., Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged Sunday by the Dalton Police Department with DUI, failure to maintain lane, following too closely and open container of alcohol.

By unanimous vote, the members of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles re-elected Murray County native L. Gale Buckner to serve as chair.

Amanda Carter doesn't want her 4-year-old subjected to a school day that begins at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. "I'm afraid that this is going to burn her out," she said.

Staff Photo by Dan Henry Carrie McCurdy, a Goodwill Assisted Delivery Center Attendant, distant right, waits for patrons to drop off used items at the Fort Oglethorpe mobile center on Monday.

There's just one thing Dalton resident Vickie Mathis would change about the Saturday beer tasting festival on King Street - move it to the shade.

Six men and one woman were arrested in Dalton, Chatsworth and Rome and put on Immigration and Customs Enforcement holds for deportation, officials said.

A Murray County 911 operator will be fired on Wednesday after being arrested on Monday for felony computer invasion of privacy, said sole commissioner David Ridley.

A Murray County 911 operator will be fired Wednesday for illegally "running" a license plate for a friend while on duty, said sole commissioner David Ridley.

The United Way of Northwest Georgia will host Volunteer Vacation Summer Session on June 22-24. The camp encourages youth to "Live United" by participating in volunteer service projects and creating community awareness.

Murray Medical Center in Chatsworth has received a 2009 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence in Patient Experience from VHA Inc., a national health care alliance.