Catoosa County News

Westbound traffic on Battlefield Parkway travels over a patchwork of patched asphalt.

About 50 acres of Catoosa County-owned property will soon become home for a Georgia Northwestern Technical Community College satellite campus as well as a mixed-use commercial development.

Attorney Mike Raulston questions Catoosa County sheriff Gary Sisk during an appeals hearing heard by the county Board of Commissioners.

As we are all aware of the different schools that have been involved in shootings, there has been considerable talk about what to do about this situation.

In addition to the 1890s Day Jamboree, Ringgold will begin its bi-annual Festival of Flags to honor deceased military service men and women from Catoosa County.

Ringgold will hold its annual 1890s Day Jamboree beginning on Friday, May 27. This year will mark the 38th year of the two-day festival that takes place in downtown Ringgold.

Here is the Catoosa County Sheriff's arrest report for May 10-16. According to Sheriff Gary Sisk, officers and detectives answered 1,498 calls.

A Between 8 a.m. on May 3 and 2 p.m. on May 9, an entering auto crime occurred at Budget Sales at 4193 U.S. 41 in Ringgold, resulting in the theft of more than $500 worth of tools and electronics.

It appears not all the nominations for Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long's charter study committee will make the final cut.

During the Catoosa County Public Schools' Partnership 200 luncheon on Thursday, May 9, Chick-Fil-A in Fort Oglethorpe was recognized as 2112-13 Large Partner of the Year for its partnership with Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School.

On Friday, May 10, Ringgold mayor Joe Barger cut the ribbon for the re-opening of the Krystal restaurant.

Are two charter study committees too many? Some Fort Oglethorpe officials think so.

A Between midnight and 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6, a residential burglary occurred on Daily Hills Circle in Ringgold resulting in the theft of more than $2,500 worth of tools from the home.

In the ever-increasing sport of spotting the scripted moments during a reality show, one adage will always ring true for AMC's "Small Town Security" : What you see is what you get.

Glass recycling may have gone away in Dade County but the issue is going nowhere, as Allan Bradford, the newly elected District 4 commissioner assigned to transfer station duty, learned at Thursday night's regular monthly meeting of the Dade County Commission.

TJ Stanfield, his two boys Noah McMurray and Hayden Stanfield along with his wife Rachelle Stanfield, prepare to embark on a new adventure being an army family.

A Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety grant provided an important educational opportunity at the Georgia Sheriffs' Association 2013 Command Staff Training Conference.

There is a time and a place for everything. There is a time for war. There is a time for peace.

A little more than a year ago the Lookout Mountain district attorney's office dropped charges in a 20-year-old murder case, in part because prosecutors thought a key witness had died.

For the first time, the University of Georgia's annual UGA Day is making a stop in Northwest Georgia.