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Ensley named president of Georgia Sheriffs
Murray County Sheriff Howard Ensley was elected president of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association at the group’s annual Summer Training Conference in Greene County. Ensley has been sheriff of Murray County since 1989.
“It’s a real honor,” Ensley said on Thursday. “We hope to keep things going well and do a lot of good things for the children.”
Part of Ensley’s duties will include helping oversee the five campuses of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes — including MountainView boys home in Murray County and Cherokee Estate in Whitfield County — by presiding over board meetings and taking part in fundraisers. The other campuses are the Boys Ranch in Hahira, Pineland and Camp Pioneer in LaGrange and Herrington Homestead in Nunez.
“We have lots of local people helping out by serving on the boards at Cherokee Estate and MountainView,” he said.
At the conference Ensley urged his fellow sheriffs to “put forth an extra effort to support the homes” for disadvantaged youth.
“We care for over 100 children in Georgia from elementary school through college,” he said. “This is very expensive, as we know, but these children are worth it.”
Ensley’s term will last one year.
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DSC students plan rally to protest budget cuts
More than 200 Dalton State College students gathered Thursday afternoon for a town hall style meeting to question college leaders regarding state funding cuts they were told could result in the elimination of entire degree programs.
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Dalton State College presents lecture on effects of global climate change
James Porter, professor of ecology at the University of Georgia, will present a lecture at Dalton State College on the “Effects of Global Climate Change on Georgia” on Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m.
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Area arrests for March 12
Recent arrests from the Whitfield and Murray County jail reports.
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Storm spotter training coming to Whitfield
Whitfield County Emergency Services, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, is hosting a weather spotter training class on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Whitfield County Health Department Building at 800 Professional Blvd.
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Five taken to hospital after head-on collision near Dalton Utilities
Five people have been transported to Hamilton Medical Center following a two-vehicle crash on V.D. Parrott Parkway around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
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Lady Bruins eye state basketball title
Fifty-seven seconds remained in Wednesday’s Class 4A girls state basketball tournament semifinal at the Arena at the Gwinnett Center.
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Gubernatorial candidates agree: State must do more to combat unemployment
Several Democratic and Republican candidates for governor agree Georgia could be doing much more to fight its growing unemployment rate. But there is some disagreement about the exact steps the state government should be taking.
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Unemployment rate climbs again
Temporary jobs from the holiday shopping season left the area in January, pushing Metro Dalton’s unemployment rate to 13.1 percent, according to the state Department of Labor.
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Police make forgery arrest
Fake $100 bills in circulation; retailers urged to be wary.
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Tip leads to arrest of suspect in Dalton armed robbery in Massachusetts hotel
Police said an anonymous tipster led them to arrest a 24-year-old Georgia woman wanted for armed robbery — taking her into custody after they used a ruse to get a male companion out of their hotel room.
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