Whitfield County News

A* Richard Lee Dillon, 51, 2701 S. Dixie Highway, Dalton, was charged Friday by the Dalton Police Department with DUI and failure to yield.

Davis is currently incarcerated at the Catoosa County Sheriff's Department jail.

A man once thought to have raped and impregnated an 11-year-old girl was cleared of the charges by the lack of DNA evidence linking him to the rape, authorities said, but he has been picked up from the Whitfield County jail by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement officials.

Seventeen Whitfield County Schools are among Georgia's 896 Title I Distinguished Schools named by State School Superintendent Kathy Cox during the state Board of Education's meeting on Wednesday.

A man authorities have referred to as a "traveler case" for alleged crimes in more than one county has been delivered to the Whitfield County Jail from Catoosa County and will face several child sex and drug charges in Superior Court here.

Whitfield County officials have spent the past few months warning residents that the state homestead tax relief grant will not be available this year, due to the tough economic conditions across Georgia.

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.

A Fort Oglethorpe man was arrested on Thursday for having marijuana on the campus of Phoenix High School in Dalton.

Gayle Gazaway puts the focus on professionalism and customer service in her job as Whitfield County Magistrate Court Clerk.

A Dalton man has been accused of sexual crimes against a child after he spent the night at the child's home in Rocky Face, authorities say.

The manager of a nursing home accused of stealing drugs from residents pleaded guilty in Whitfield County Superior Court on Tuesday and will undergo a pre-sentence investigation, officials said.

The Haunted Egg Hunt scheduled for tonight at Edwards Park in Whitfield County has been rescheduled for Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. because of the weather.

The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners did not raise your 2009 property taxes, but your bill still may go up.

A man who failed to register as a sex offender pleaded guilty in Whitfield County Superior Court on Friday and received a two-year prison sentence plus banishment from the Whitfield-Murray judicial circuit.

A Gordon County man has been arrested for allegedly aiding a juvenile runaway. On the morning of Tuesday, Oct.

The community is invited on Monday to celebrate the grand opening of Cedar Ridge Elementary.

Donna Hogan wants to see business growth come to Eton, but doesn't want the burg to lose its "small town feel." "Eton is growing tremendously," said Hogan, who is challenging two-term councilman Steve Shaw for the Post 2 seat in the Nov.

DALTON, Ga. The newspaper in Dalton doesn't want its readers to lose touch just because they're out of work and can't afford to subscribe.

An illegal alien fugitive from California had been on the run from U.S. marshals for 19 years on felony charges before he arrived at the Whitfield County Jail - where the proverbial long arm of the law finally stopped him cold, authorities said.

Submitted by WDEF on October 19, 2009 - 12:21pm. Whitfield County News By Mitch Talley Whitfield County Director of Communications Do you want to help make a Miracle happen in Whitfield County? Then the county Parks & Recreation Department is interested in talking to you.