Chickamauga News

Autumn Morgan celebrated her second birthday on Oct. 23. She is the daughter of Jonathan and Brandy Morgan of Gulf Shores, Ala.; granddaughter of Cliff and Donna Morgan of Chickamauga; great-granddaughter of Joyce Blackstock of Chickamauga, Fred and Lynette Morgan of Flintstone; niece of LaTisha Morgan of Chickamauga.

These people were booked into the Walker County Detention Center during Oct. 21-27. Those with charges are innocent until they plead guilty or are proven guilty in a court of law.

Prosecutors are ready to try David Allen Hardin, the Chickamauga man charged with more than a dozen counts of child molestation.

These people were booked into the Walker County Detention Center during Oct. 28 to Nov.

Chickamauga saw higher voter turnout than expected Tuesday, with nearly 33 percent of registered voters casting ballots.

Council member Mark Askew casts his ballot on Tuesday in Chickamauga. Polls remain open until 7 p.m. Chickamauga voters steadily showed up at the polls today, with more than 100 ballots cast by 9 a.m. By 1 p.m., 269 people had cast ballots at the polling site.

Tuesday is voting day across the state of Georgia. Cities will be going to the polls for council seats and for some big decisions.

Harvest Fest 2009 will be at First Baptist Church of Chickamauga, 603 W. 7th Street on Oct.

The 19th Annual Harvest Happening of Oakwood Baptist Church will be on the Chickamauga Campus Saturday, Oct.

The first phase of the West Chickamauga Interceptor project was completed and went on line Tuesday, Oct.

Staff Photo by Angela Lewis Mike Helton, Catoosa County manager, talks about plans for an industrial park on Highway 151 on Tuesday.

A* Lamar Jerry Beasley, 38, 111 Coleman Lane, Chickamauga, was charged Thursday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with aggravated stalking.

Walker County residents get a chance to hear from local political candidates in an up-close public forum.

Nelta Joan Hicks, 68, of Calhoun, Ga., and formerly of this area, died Wednesday, Oct.

These people were booked into the Walker County Detention Center on the following dates Oct.

A woman accused of helping her son dispose of the bodies of a teenage couple from Georgia has died.

State Republican Sen. Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga said hea s continuing his fight to pre-vent the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now from using Geor-gia taxpayersa money for fraudulent activity.

Chickamauga City schools joined schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Oct.

Oakwood Baptist Church in Chickamauga producing a feature film titled a oeSide Order: The Best Things in Life Arena t Always on the Menu.a According to Oakwood Baptist media director Bobby Daniels, the production consists en-tirely of talent and crew from the church and has been in production for more than a year.

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. announced today that it will pay a dividend of 4 cents per share on October 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 16, 2009.