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Posted: Wednesday - June 25, 2008
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Chattanooga: Hispanics struggle with construction slowdown
Since Julio Rangel came to the United States from Mexico almost seven years ago, there only have been two periods when finding work was almost impossible: After 9/11 and in 2007.
Posted: Sunday - June 22, 2008
Special American Chestnut tree thrives in Dalton
DALTON, Ga. — Towering American Chestnut trees once covered 200 million acres of eastern forests in the United States, according to the American Chestnut Foundation, feeding humans and animals year-round with their tasty nuts.
Posted: Sunday - June 22, 2008
Lawmen ready for 287(g) program
DALTON, Ga. — The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Department is one of the latest additions to the federal program that trains local officers to enforce immigration law.
Posted: Wednesday - June 18, 2008
Dalton will vote on recreation funding choices
Amid the mayor’s crusade to cut taxes, the City Council here voted to hold a November referendum giving voters the chance to eliminate a special property tax dedicated to city recreation.
Posted: Tuesday - June 17, 2008
Dalton: 3-year-old boy found wandering alone
A 3-year-old boy found alone in rural Whitfield County waited for two hours in a tiny restaurant Monday while authorities searched for his parents.
Posted: Monday - June 16, 2008
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Dalton: Teens volunteer their vacation
Last week, 17-year-old Manuel Montelongo volunteered for the first time. He worked in a food pantry, played with children at a nonprofit daycare, and toiled in the mud to build a Habitat for Humanity house.
Posted: Saturday - June 14, 2008
Dalton: Gang ties reported for 3 nabbed in Dalton ICE raid
The three Mexican nationals arrested in Whitfield County as part of a statewide sweep led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, belonged to the Fifth Avenue gang and Tiny Winos gang, federal agents said.
Posted: Wednesday - June 11, 2008
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Dalton: Minority entrepreneurs get tips
When Francisco Palacios first came to the United States from Mexico, he said he was offended if an American business owner said to him, “Thank you for your business.”
Posted: Tuesday - June 10, 2008
Georgia: Sales tax at the pump hurting Georgians
Recently, Gov. Sonny Perdue blocked a scheduled jump in the state sales tax charged on motor fuel.
Posted: Sunday - June 8, 2008
Nix, Tipton vie for GOP nod for Whitfield sheriff
DALTON, Ga. — Since 1992, Sheriff Scott Chitwood, a Democrat, has held the sheriff’s office here.
Posted: Sunday - June 8, 2008
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Southeast Tennessee, North Georgia schools offer free lunch
Eighty-one-year-old Earl Dayton brings his 7-year-old grandson to Civitan Park in Dalton, Ga., every day during the summer, where the boy eats a nutritious meal for free. Money has been tight, Mr. Dayton said.
Posted: Saturday - June 7, 2008
Whitfield County: Survey faults Whitfield bus service
Responding to criticism of the bus system, Whitfield County officials recently released results of a public transportation survey distributed to social workers.
Posted: Saturday - June 7, 2008
Dalton: Funeral honors World War II hero
Sixty-four years to the day after he landed on the beach at Normandy, France, on D-Day, Dalton native Monroe Blackwell was buried Friday with full military honors in Chattanooga National Cemetery.
Posted: Wednesday - June 4, 2008
Dalton library kicks off summer reading
Every fall, third-grade teacher Marian Pinson tests students’ reading levels to determine whether their skills have declined over the summer.
Posted: Sunday - June 1, 2008
Worldwide Playground student art exhibit at Dalton City Hall
DALTON, Ga. — Giggling, 10-year-old Gaby Duchesne recalled dipping her fingers into the gooey ingredients required to construct make handmade English collages.
Posted: Sunday - June 1, 2008
Dalton: Spokeswoman Bennett leaving Carpet Capital
DALTON, Ga. — After just 15 months on the job, Brooke Bennett is leaving her position as the first-ever communications director serving both Dalton and Whitfield County.
Posted: Sunday - June 1, 2008
Former Dalton-Whitfield Chamber chief to aid Trade Center
DALTON, Ga. — In late March, George Woodward resigned as president of the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce for personal reasons.<
Posted: Thursday - May 29, 2008
Dalton: Downtown Authority leaves City Hall
Nearly two months after the mayor gave them a notice of eviction from City Hall, the Downtown Dalton Development Authority’s employees began moving out Wednesday.
Posted: Wednesday - May 28, 2008
Dalton, police search for spokespeople
By next week, the media in Dalton will be missing two of their point people: Dalton/Whitfield spokeswoman Brooke Bennett and Dalton Police public relations specialist Kristy Hunter.
Posted: Wednesday - May 28, 2008
Bustling ethnic East Side of Dalton
Walking the streets of East Dalton, Edwin Cuna pushes a cart with “Paleteria La Reyna” stenciled in red letters on its side. He rings bells that beckon children from home to search for their favorite flavored icicles.
Posted: Tuesday - May 27, 2008
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Dalton: Slain football player remembered
The Memorial Day slaying last year of 16-year-old Andre Johnson shook this city.
Posted: Monday - May 26, 2008
Dalton: Sex education to curb teen pregnancy urged
Fifty-two teenage mothers have walked the halls this year at Dalton High School.
Posted: Saturday - May 24, 2008
Dalton: Professor renews Southern contacts
DALTON, Ga. — Social work scholar Mary Bricker-Jenkins first fell in love with the Southeast 25 years ago, when she came to Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., for a one-year stint teaching social work.
Posted: Saturday - May 24, 2008
Biting dogs a problem in Whitfield
On a recent evening, County Commission Chairman Brian Anderson was enjoying a springtime run when two dogs charged at him.
Posted: Thursday - May 22, 2008
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Dalton: The hunt for summer work
Seventeen-year-old Cody Barton has lost count of the retail stores, fast-food shops and discount giants where he has fruitlessly applied for a summer job.
Posted: Wednesday - May 21, 2008
Dalton: Mergers on the mind
Half of the Dalton Fire Department sat in on a City Council meeting recently, filling the seats of City Hall because of concern about mergers with the county.
Posted: Tuesday - May 20, 2008
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Georgia: Former Trade Center director booted from commission race
On May 2, the deadline for candidates to qualify for Georgia primary elections, a delayed flight stranded Rick Tanner in Chicago and kept him from delivering his notice of candidacy.
Posted: Tuesday - May 20, 2008
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Dalton chills with flavors of Caribbean
As a boy in Caguas, Puerto Rico, Franco Martinez climbed a tamarind tree and tasted a beanlike fruit so tart it almost knocked him to the ground. But, he held on, he said, and savored the fruit’s tangy juices.
Posted: Sunday - May 18, 2008
Biking veterans visit Dalton VFW
DALTON, Ga. — At first glance, the Military Vets Motorcycle Club looks like any other band of bikers: leather vests, bald heads or bandanas, goatees, nicknames like “Li’l Red” and “Bigwood.” But this motorcycle club has mission.
Posted: Friday - May 16, 2008
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Whitfield County to search for new rural transportation provider
DALTON, Ga. — Amid criticism an increased scrutiny of the bus system here, the agency that runs the six buses said Thursday it will quit.
Posted: Thursday - May 15, 2008
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Tourism on tap for Dalton
As cities around the country mark National Tourism Week, Dalton officials are looking at ways to tap into the historic and cultural resources to attract visitors — and their dollars — to the Carpet Capital.
Posted: Wednesday - May 14, 2008
Drought persists in Dalton
State officials eased water use restrictions across much of Georgia last week.
Posted: Wednesday - May 14, 2008
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Dalton: Carpet industry works to save water
As Georgia’s two-year drought drags on, Dalton’s major carpet companies are touting — and sharing with one another — the water-saving measures that some industry leaders say predate the water crisis.
Posted: Tuesday - May 13, 2008
Dalton: First Downtown Saturday Market draws interest
Despite a few last-minute no-shows, the city’s first Downtown Dalton Saturday Market drew about a dozen vendors Saturday.
Posted: Sunday - May 11, 2008
Dalton: Tough times leaving some pets homeless, facing death at shelters
DALTON, Ga. — The young golden retriever stared ahead, his tail limp. Unlike a few of the strays barking and wagging their tails, the quiet golden’s owners had left him at the Whitfield County Animal Shelter — where he was likely killed.
Posted: Sunday - May 11, 2008
Dalton: Forum tackles teenage pregnancy
DALTON, Ga. — At 13, Christy Ware satisfied her curiosity about sex by having it. She’s 25 now and regrets the decision that she said created instability for her 10-year-old son, the consequence of that early encounter.
Posted: Saturday - May 10, 2008
Downtown Dalton gets outdoor market
DALTON, Ga. — As the hunger for locally-made goods spreads across the U.S., Downtown Dalton premiers its own outdoor market today, bringing farmers, artisans and other crafters to a district notoriously quiet on the weekends.
Posted: Friday - May 9, 2008
Mayor: Dalton committed to outsource road projects
DALTON, Ga. — After relaying his 10-year vision for the city, Mayor David Pennington pledged Thursday to take an immediate step to trim the city’s budget: Bid major Dalton roads projects out to private contractors.
Posted: Thursday - May 8, 2008
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Georgia: Letter carriers address hunger
On Saturday, letter carriers across the nation will coordinate a “blitz against hunger,” collecting goods to restock local food pantries, kitchens and shelters that experience increased need as more people struggle economically.
Posted: Tuesday - May 6, 2008
Dalton, Whitfield move to combine services
At separate meetings Monday, Whitfield County and Dalton adopted discrete resolutions to consider merging city and county road repair, maintenance and construction projects to cut costs and run more efficiently.
Posted: Sunday - May 4, 2008
Dalton: New leader takes helm of Hispanic group
DALTON, Ga. — Just more than a week ago, Dalton State College student Maria Guijon became president of the city’s Coalition of Latino Leaders, or CLILA, following the departure of its founder, America Gruner. Ms. Gruner left Dalton for a job in Atlanta.
Posted: Saturday - May 3, 2008
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Dalton bus system slow arriving for those who need public transportation
DALTON, Ga. — For two years, 41-year-old Deborah Hall lived here without a car, spending $200 a month on cab fares and paying acquaintances for rides.
Posted: Thursday - May 1, 2008
Dalton: Art teacher helps open window for disabled adults
A few months ago, local artist Jerry Morrison created his artwork mostly using a computer. Now, with the help of art teacher Nicole White, the disabled artist works with real paint — smiling as he finishes each piece.
Posted: Wednesday - April 30, 2008
Dalton: Learning to save
As a little girl in Mexico, Laura Rojas dutifully placed her pesos in her Winnie the Pooh piggy bank. At 18, she has written a children’s book that explains, “A savings account is a place where the bank keeps your money.”
Posted: Tuesday - April 29, 2008
Ringgold: Area candidates qualify for county posts
Election and registration offices throughout Northwest Georgia were busy accepting papers from candidates for local elected offices as qualifying began Monday. The qualifying period ends at noon Friday.
Posted: Monday - April 28, 2008
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Hispanic activist leaving Dalton
As a national debate over immigration raged in early 2006, Mexican immigrant America Gruner founded a grassroots organization to engage this city’s Hispanics amid growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
Posted: Saturday - April 26, 2008
Dalton: International Academy students depict immigration trends
DALTON, Ga. — Donning Pilgrim costumes and waving tiny flags, students from the city’s International Academy this week staged a program with patriotic songs and re-enactment of the immigration trends that have shaped America.
Posted: Friday - April 25, 2008
Dalton recreation tax may face new vote
DALTON, Ga. — Back in the 1950s, Dalton residents voted to approve a special tax dedicated to recreation.
Posted: Wednesday - April 23, 2008
Dalton: Elected officials get birds-eye look at Conasauga
Flying high above the Conasauga River, local elected officials aboard small airplanes on Tuesday saw the effects of human activities such as agriculture and development on the region’s main water source.
Posted: Sunday - April 20, 2008
Emery Center celebrates Dalton’s black heritage
DALTON, Ga. — Amid the inequities of the segregated South, Dalton native Patricia Patton Rivers recalls fondly her education during the 1950s and 1960s at the city’s tiny school for black children, the Emery Street School.
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