Varnell News

A* David Jay Jackson, 48, 938 Reed Road, Dalton, was charged Monday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with aggravated stalking.

A* Cornelius Dante Coleman, 22, 2620 New Salem Highway, Murfreesboro, Tenn., was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office with failure to appear .

Daniel, 6, knew exactly what he wanted and ran directly to a toy truck that seemed almost as big as he was.

The Prater's Mill Country Fair has been a Whitfield County tradition for 38 years, offering thousands of visitors to the fall bazaar a glimpse into life during simpler times.

The City Council will hold a special election - perhaps as early as March - to fill the unexpired term of councilman Thomas Burnett, who resigned because he moved outside the city limits, a city official said.

The "Screamatorium" may not be back on Cedar Street next year, but the city councilman who operated the Halloween spook house was found not in violation of zoning and business ordinances in city court Monday night.

The Rotary Club recognized several area fifth-graders for putting service to others above themselves on Tuesday.

Varnell Mayor Dan Peeples says he was very impressed when he visited Dalton's Providence Ministries recently.

A* The Covenants of Chatsworth will be in concert Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at Little Prospect Baptist Church.

A* Francisco Velez Acevedo, 18, 1224 MLK Blvd., Apt. B, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

Armed with a dozen copies of her resume, Maria Salaices went to work searching for work at the North Georgia Career Expo and Job Fair.

Emerson Cruz knows exactly how to articulate his philosophy on art. "It's kind of like expressing your feelings about how you think about something," he said.

DALTON, Ga. a 'A A Dalton man died after he was struck by a vehicle in Varnell Thursday night.

Deciding against the top suggestions from an informal public survey, Whitfield Board of Education members selected Coahulla Creek High School as the name for the school being built on Crow Road on Monday.

Editor's note: For candidate profiles or a story on the freeport referendum, search our archives under "search our site." Some candidates in Tuesday's local municipal elections said on Monday they planned a little last-minute campaigning, but most said they will rest.

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

With no national, state or county races on the ballot, most of the action in Tuesday's elections in Murray and Whitfield counties will take place in the area's smaller cities.

One of two Varnell campaign committees that were the subjects of an ethics complaint earlier this week has turned in its paperwork with the State Ethics Commission, says City Council candidate James Caldwell.

Staff Photo by John Rawlston A crew from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources walks into a spring on Tuesday at Badger Farms near Varnell to collect coldwater darters and brownback salamanders.

"Northeast Whitfield High School" was the most suggested name for the county high school being built off Crow Road, school officials said.