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Posted: Sunday - June 22, 2008
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Lake lures new residents to Scottsboro, Ala.
Business brought Betty Lewis and her husband to Northeast Alabama. But it was glistening Lake Guntersville that reeled them into Scottsboro.
Posted: Sunday - June 22, 2008
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Trendsetting CEO spurs manufacturing growth
Roger Layne has taken East Tech Company Inc. from a tiny upstart venture to a major manufacturing presence in the Chattanooga market with $5 million in annual sales.
Posted: Monday - May 12, 2008
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Tennessee: Lawmakers eye jury system overhaul
Being the town drunk used to be a guaranteed way to dodge jury duty.
Posted: Sunday - May 11, 2008
Unchallenged Catoosa Sheriff Phil Summers focusing on priorities
RINGGOLD, Ga. — Catoosa County Sheriff Phil Summers won’t have to worry about political fundraisers and putting out campaign signs this year. He is unopposed in the primary and general elections.
Posted: Sunday - May 11, 2008
Southeast Tennessee: Crime data debatable among sheriffs
Arrests were up last year throughout Southeast Tennessee, although the numbers of reported crimes fluctuated, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s annual crime data report shows.
Posted: Thursday - May 8, 2008
Georgia: Lookout Mountain woman charged with filing false rape report
A woman who told police she was raped at gunpoint by men posing as police officers was arrested today for filing a false report, Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said.
Posted: Wednesday - May 7, 2008
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Online maps plot crime in Dalton
Police used to plot crime trends in Tyrone, Ga., by sticking different colored pins into a map hanging on the squad room wall.
Posted: Sunday - May 4, 2008
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Fort Oglethorpe landmark Fort Lanes' last frame May 25
Fort Lanes is more than a bowling alley to Marsha Raper.
Posted: Saturday - May 3, 2008
New charges filed in 1999 Cleveland Valentine's Day killings
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Theories have changed about how a triple slaying was carried out here on Valentine’s Day 1999, and the state is revamping its case against three suspects.
Posted: Friday - May 2, 2008
New charges filed in 1999 Cleveland Valentine's Day killings
New charges were filed here today against three suspects in a triple slaying on Valentine’s Day 1999, halting plans for a September trial and effectively restarting the case from scratch.
Posted: Friday - May 2, 2008
Bonding rights restored for former Cleveland councilman
A judge this morning reinstated former Cleveland City Council member Rod Davis’ right to work as a bonding agent while he awaits trial for felony theft.
Posted: Thursday - May 1, 2008
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Dalton: Police say take-home cars save fuel
An off-duty police officer on his way home was the first to spot a suspected bank robber driving through Dalton, Ga., in December. The second officer to arrive had just left home to start work.
Posted: Tuesday - April 29, 2008
Walker County: Faulty child safety seats common at checkpoints
It didn’t take long Monday before child safety seat inspectors found the reason they do the job.
Posted: Saturday - April 26, 2008
Lawsuit filed over Confederate flag taken down from Ringgold Depot
RINGGOLD, Ga. — The mayor and council of Ringgold are being sued by a Southern heritage group because the city removed the Confederate battle flag from the Ringgold Depot.
Posted: Saturday - April 26, 2008
Industries urged to train, use workers in Georgia state prisons
DALTON, Ga. — Industries are being recruited to build manufacturing facilities inside Georgia state prisons, so that prisoners learn how to earn an honest living and do not come back.
Posted: Thursday - April 24, 2008
Trenton: Natural healing advocate faces charges
A woman offering natural healing techniques and herbal medicines here has been charged by the Dade County Sheriff’s Office with practicing medicine without a license.
Posted: Tuesday - April 22, 2008
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Chattanooga: Rape center a first in five-county area
Volunteers will be trained next week to begin staffing a rape counseling center in Fort Oglethorpe that will be the only dedicated facility for sex crime victims in a five-county region.
Posted: Monday - April 21, 2008
Dalton: Medical lab training scarce
Amy Wilson won’t have to wait long to trade her graduation gown for a lab coat.
Posted: Monday - April 21, 2008
Recreation is getting renewed attention in Whitfield
Recreation is receiving renewed attention in Whitfield County with new sports fields and pavilions planned for construction.
Posted: Wednesday - April 16, 2008
Crime victim resource centers added at courthouses
Resource centers are being placed in courthouses of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit to help crime victims navigate the legal system
Posted: Wednesday - April 16, 2008
Governments hail success of online auctions
The Rolex watch Laddy Ratliff plans to give as a gift to his father has a unique history. It’s previous owner was a convicted drug dealer.
Posted: Sunday - April 13, 2008
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Area classes offer martial arts, weapons training
Carole Lewis was a naive teenager in 1992 when she walked up to give directions to a man in a car outside the restaurant where she worked. He kidnapped and raped her.
Posted: Saturday - April 12, 2008
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SWAT school in session
About a dozen Northwest Georgia police officers this week searched dark woodlands, were bombed with tear gas and rappelled headfirst off a 35-foot wall.
Posted: Wednesday - April 9, 2008
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Well fire keeps burning in McMinnville
An ignited underground natural gas deposit continued shooting flames into the air here Tuesday with such force that firefighters abandoned efforts to cap the 280-foot hole.
Posted: Tuesday - April 8, 2008
Expert will try to cap methane well fire
MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. — A well expert from Texas arrived here this afternoon to begin capping a methane well fire.
Posted: Monday - April 7, 2008
Suspected six-time bank robber arrested in Chatsworth
A suspected bank robber wanted in connection with six hold-ups including heists in East Ridge, Fort Oglethorpe and Dalton, Ga., was arrested this weekend in Chatsworth, Ga., Police Chief Terry Martin said today.
Posted: Saturday - April 5, 2008
Wildlife auctions ending
Weapons seized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency have traditionally been auctioned on the courthouse steps, giving violators who lost a family heirloom a chance to buy back their keepsake.
Posted: Friday - April 4, 2008
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Thieves strip museum’s wiring
DUNLAP, Tenn. — Copper thieves mined the electrical system of a regional coal museum here and caused thousands of dollars in damage.
Posted: Thursday - April 3, 2008
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Police strike lightning
Sweet smells of sugary corn blended with the bite of distilled alcohol wafted over Cane Creek here Wednesday as sheriff’s deputies dismantled a moonshine still, and perhaps a piece of history.
Posted: Wednesday - April 2, 2008
Moonshine still found in Walker County
LAFAYETTE, Ga. — Authorities acting on a tip today found a large moonshine still that had been operating along the banks of Cane Creek near the Waterville community east of here.
Posted: Tuesday - April 1, 2008
Carpet pad plant cleanup begins after destructive fire
Cleanup continued Monday at a carpet pad production plant here after a four-alarm fire destroyed millions of pounds of inventory.
Posted: Monday - March 31, 2008
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Carpet backing fire finally under control
Firefighters began leaving Quality Carpet & Cushion around noon today, more than 20 hours after they responded to a four-alarm blaze at the manufacturing facility.
Posted: Sunday - March 30, 2008
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Medical providers take aim at prescription abuse
Pharmacist Chuck Gass has no way of knowing if a customer legitimately needs prescription painkillers or is shopping around North Georgia drug stores in search of an illegal high.
Posted: Sunday - March 30, 2008
Drug task force passes along prosperity
While some drug task forces are cash-strapped and bracing for federal funding cuts, the 10th Judicial District’s interdiction team is enjoying such prosperity that it is giving money away.
Posted: Friday - March 28, 2008
Molestation charged to former youth mentor
A LaFayette, Ga., man who worked as a community youth mentor has been charged with molesting two children and possessing thousands of child pornography pictures.
Posted: Wednesday - March 26, 2008
Drug tracking program may be piloted in Lookout Circuit
Drug investigators in Northwest Georgia could be the first to test a program to track electronically the sale of over-the-counter medicines used to make methamphetamine.
Posted: Monday - March 24, 2008
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Aquarium resources spill over into small towns
Rex Harrison initially thought the Tennessee Aquarium would never be more than a giant fish tank when it was built 15 years ago in downtown Chattanooga.
Posted: Sunday - March 23, 2008
Fingerprint technology speeds up gun permits
A digital machine that quickly zips fingerprint images to the state crime lab is being added to Whitfield County Probate Court to expedite issuing gun permits.
Posted: Thursday - March 20, 2008
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Hospital practices for flu outbreak
A grown man sat in the emergency room at Hamilton Medical Center here Wednesday and cried out, “I want my mommy.”
Posted: Wednesday - March 19, 2008
Trenton may hedge bets on gambling
Police Officer Mike Norris said gambling isn’t yet a problem in this Dade County city, but he wants to hedge his bets.
Posted: Monday - March 17, 2008
Possible Sunday sales excites stores, irks churches
Rocky Patel said business at the Rossville Thriftway convenience store slows down on Sunday.
Posted: Friday - March 14, 2008
Walker sheriff wins rights lawsuit
A federal jury in Rome, Ga., rejected Thursday a Rossville man’s claim his civil rights were violated when Walker County deputies searched his home without a warrant.
Posted: Wednesday - March 12, 2008
Red Cross coffers drained
When a blaze gutted a Dalton, Ga., apartment in February and killed a baby, firefighters raced to the scene. Workers with the American Red Cross followed close behind to help the displaced family find shelter and to provide clothes.
Posted: Wednesday - March 12, 2008
Parents unite to battle teen drug use
Parents gathered at Ringgold High School to share concerns Tuesday night and to come up with ways to battle prescription drug abuse by some children.
Posted: Tuesday - March 11, 2008
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Bradley juvenile offenders to plant community garden
Growing vegetables was part of Juvenile Judge Daniel Swafford’s childhood. He learned work and commitment in his family’s garden, and he now wants to plant those values in troubled youth.
Posted: Saturday - March 8, 2008
Benton gets Boys, Girls Club
BENTON, Tenn. — Casey Carver brought his stepson to the new Boys and Girls Club here Thursday for the tutoring program. Drake Lockhart said he doesn’t mind the extra hour of homework because of the perks that come with it.
Posted: Wednesday - March 5, 2008
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Catoosa students boasted online of drug use
A teenager who died after overdosing on potent prescription painkillers was part of a group of area students that uses Internet forums to boast about abusing drugs, and police are taking notice.
Posted: Tuesday - March 4, 2008
Classmate charged with voluntary manslaughter in death of Ringgold High School student
A 15-year-old Ringgold High School student has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suspected drug overdose death Saturday of 16-year-old Timothy Lebron Smith.
Posted: Tuesday - March 4, 2008
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From laymen to lawmen
Hubert Marsh got a rare glimpse of police work from the passenger seat of a patrol car, even getting to witness a police officer catch a suspect after a foot chase on a snowy, slippery night
Posted: Tuesday - March 4, 2008
Teens’ deaths fuel parents’ concerns
The sudden deaths of two Ringgold High School students in less than a month is fueling concern that teens are gaining access to potent prescription medicine.
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