Dalton News Archives

The unemployment rate in the metro Dalton area declined to 4.6 percent in November from 4.7 percent in October, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Friday. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“It's all dependent on this bill passing”

Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Dec. 30--Paving the way for a hotel to be built at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, Ga., is a top priority of at least one lawmaker the upcoming ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

A Dalton woman charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine is expected to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Chattanooga on March 20. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“We do closely monitor traffic on the routes to and from these locations”

The possibility of drunk drivers always concerns law enforcement officers on New Year's Eve and into New Year's Day, but in recent years complaints of gunfire as the clock strikes midnight have also started to ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

The following people were indicted by the Whitfield County grand jury recently: * Jerry Wayne Cantrell, no address listed, for six counts of burglary and one count of theft by taking. via Dalton Daily Citizen

With only five days left in 2007, the city is on pace to have its driest year in more than five decades. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“I lost heart with the company, so I worked for a while longer, then quit”

Debbie Carter had worked for a company in Dalton for nearly 10 years in 1993 when she was sidelined at age 27 by a minor stroke. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Dalton police arrested a 27-year-old man around 11:30 p.m. on Christmas Day for allegedly having sex in a vehicle with a 16-year-old girl at a local park. via Daily Citizen

“We opened it up to anyone in third through fifth grade who wanted to give broadcasting a try”

Elementary school students offer broadcast Provided by Dalton Public Schools Brookwood Elementary recently implemented a new communication tool for parents and the community with the launch of a school radio ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“The whole idea was to get them in a team where 'You do what you do best. And I do what I do best,'”

Young children often don't find it comfortable to just sit down and talk with a therapist, says Phyllis Spahn, a counselor with the Christian Counseling Center of Dalton. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“We're really not buying anything”

Procrastinators, window shoppers and some just looking for a bargain crowded local malls and other retailers Saturday as the day for Santa Claus' arrival rapidly approached. via Daily Citizen

“It was Karen's wish that this piano scholarship help others take her place by giving back to their communities the gift of their piano talents”

Submitted by Dalton Education Foundation The Dalton Education Foundation will begin the process for awarding the Karen Lightbody Kirkman Piano Scholarship in early January. via Daily Citizen

The following indictments were handed down recently by a Murray County grand jury: * Jeremy Shane Dempsey, 4786 Cleveland Highway, Cohutta, for battery simple battery , interfering with a 911 call and ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

BREAKING NEWS: Two plead guilty to gang activity, three await trial, in Johnson case Dalton Daily Citizen Two defendants pleaded guilty Friday to violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“That is because the credit card companies are charging us that fee”

Whitfield County residents can now pay their property taxes online at www.whitfieldcountyga.com. Just click on "Pay Property Tax Online" on the main page, then enter your parcel number. via Daily Citizen

Gary Emelander, left, and Eric Wilson with the Salvation Army in Dalton, take boxes full of toys to their truck Thursday at Edd Kirby Adventure. via Daily Citizen

Provided by Dalton Police Department The Dalton Police Department is reminding motorists to prepare their vehicles before inclement weather hits the Dalton area. via Daily Citizen

“I was a bit rusty, but I could still move my fingers around”

Diminutive in stature, retired Dalton State College math professor June Sparks crackles with energy that belies her 81 years. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Editor's Note: The Daily Citizen police blotter includes charges of felonies, drugs, and child abuse reported by area law enforcement officials. via Daily Citizen

“Think of our winter edition of Focus as a sort of Christmas catalog - we have wonderful opportunities for those who have a love of lifelong learning with many new and exciting programs coming up in the winter months.”

The Center for Continuing Education at Dalton State College is again offering gift certificates of its winter classes as Christmas gifts, according to Director Pam Partain. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“We start the week before Thanksgiving and finish all our homes by Dec. 10. We do two or three houses every Saturday through Monday, sometimes working from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.”

Like a Christmas pixie, Diane Cochran carries a container of magic dust wherever she goes. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Based in Dalton, GA, Universal Textile Technologies supplies the carpet industry with backing systems manufactured for use in multiple commercial applications, including the corporate, healthcare, education, ... via Interiors & Sources

A Dalton man accused of attempted rape and child molestation was being held without bond Friday at the Whitfield County jail. via Daily Citizen

“We were only able to keep up with him because we were driving a Dodge Charger”

Darlene Smithson says she had been robbed before at businesses where she worked. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Authorities have arrested a suspect in a robbery of the Bank of America on Thornton Avenue this afternoon. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“My daughter and I are close. She said she couldn't stand to be around me because she wanted to tell me.”

The night before Mary Hammontree was to be named Whitfield County Employee of the Year at the annual employee recognition dinner, her husband Mark sat stranded at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, his ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

Three separate accidents, two of them with serious injuries, snarled traffic along I-75 north near Dalton for almost eight hours on Tuesday, officials said. via Daily Citizen

“Usually when you duck hunt you've got icicles coming off your nose.”

Georgia's persistent drought is expected to stretch well into 2008. But beyond 2008 and what will be left of the state's dwindling water supply are what worry Dalton Utilities president Don Cope. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Grocery bags lay strewn across South Dixie Highway on Sunday evening, exposing a bottle of juice and some cosmetics purchased by Cynthia K. Palomina minutes before she was struck by a car and killed. via Dalton Daily Citizen

“Currently we don't have project criteria dealing with state aid”

Gena Abraham, the Georgia Department of Transportation's new commissioner, came to Dalton bearing gifts on Friday, presenting Whitfield County and Dalton officials with two ceremonial checks totaling more than ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“When you're third generation in a town you really love, it feels good to know you'll have some sort of responsibility”

The mayor of Dalton votes only when there's a tie on matters before the five-person council. via Dalton Daily Citizen

Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce officials received some welcome news recently when they learned of the chamber's reaccreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. via Daily Citizen

Two people in a stolen Ford Mustang led police on a high speed chase through the streets of Dalton Tuesday before they were stopped more than 40 miles away, near Cleveland, Tenn., officials said. via Daily Citizen

Two men were killed Thursday morning at about 8:30 when the truck they were in collided with a train at the Midway Road crossing off of Carbondale Road in Gordon County, an official with the Georgia State ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“It was exciting. It was challenging. I had a lot to learn, and I knew I had a lot to learn. Every week brought something new”

The University of Georgia provides formal training for City Council members across the state, and the three newest members of the Dalton City Council - George Sadosuk, Denise Wood and Mayor-elect David ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“We are pretty sure it is going to the east side of the state”

It looks like the Tour de Georgia won't pass through Dalton next year. The official route will be released today, but local officials say they don't expect Dalton will be on it. via Daily Citizen

“We intend to take all the time available that we can possibly get our hands on to train and prepare for this deployment.”

The members of Charlie Company, the Georgia Army National Guard unit based on Crawford Street in Dalton, spent almost a year in Iraq, returning in May 2006. via Dalton Daily Citizen

The Dalton City Council held the first reading Monday of a $33.8 million budget for 2008. via Daily Citizen

“We continue to uplift our prayers that peace will prevail and all will return safely.”

"Operation Uplift," a program started by members of the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton, recently sent 125 boxes containing needed items to be distributed to members of the U.S. military stationed in ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

“Dr. Schwenn is student focused and a consensus builder”

Dalton State College will have a new president this spring. John Schwenn, vice president for academic affairs at Emporia State University in Kansas, was named Friday as president of Dalton State College by the ... via Dalton Daily Citizen