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Area Arrests for March 17
• Derrick Charles Benson, 53, 302 Bogles St., A, Dalton, was charged Saturday by the Dalton Police Department with reckless conduct, DUI and failure to maintain lane.
• Keisha Lynne Briner, 44, 3033 Little Bridge Road, Chatsworth, was charged Saturday by the Georgia State Patrol with possession of a schedule III drug, drugs out of original container, following too closely, failure to change address on drivers license and DUI.
• Benito Garcia Diaz, 48, 1125 Vance Road, Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged Saturday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with following too closely, DUI, driving without a license and open container of alcohol.
• Jose Arce Mendoza, 50, 410 Roberts St., Apartment 11, Dalton, was charged Saturday by the Dalton Police Department with DUI and driving without a license.
• Alexander Miguel, 20, 3005 Fourth Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn., was charged Sunday by the Dalton Police Department with a turning violation, underage consumption, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, DUI and driving without a license.
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Dalton man excels at sculpting figures from fantasy to sports
Ten years ago, Kevin Sexton took up sculpting.
The result? Well, there really wasn’t any.
“I started on three sculptures and didn’t finish any of the three,” said Sexton, a Dalton resident. “I was that horrible at it.” -
Property owner charged following cockfight raid
The property owner of the barn in southern Murray County where police raided a suspected cockfight on Saturday was arrested on Wednesday after flying the coop during the raid, authorities said.
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Teachers draw suspension after helping student
An attempt to steer one sixth-grader away from gangs has cost two North Whitfield Middle School teachers a 10-day suspension without pay.
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Chatsworth grandmother pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million
Just after beginning work at a Whitfield County insurance company in 2002, a Chatsworth woman began skimming from the books to pay off credit card bills and expensive trips.
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Pleasant Grove hosts fundraiser golf game
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Hilda Nell Cline Greeson
Hilda Nell Cline Greeson, 60, of 2295 Utility Road, Rocky Face, died Thursday morning, March 18, 2010, at her residence.
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Fond memories of dance a decade later
Do you remember what you were hoping for as the new millennium dawned, or planning for as the new century began — without a Y2K disaster? Can you recall any of the songs playing on the radio in the year 2000?
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‘Into the Woods’ opens on the ACT stage
Many of your favorite fairy tale characters come to musical life in Artistic Civic Theatre’s production of the “Into the Woods,” which continues this weekend at the ACT Playhouse in Dalton.
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Register your Relay For Life team today
The 2010 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Whitfield County is right around the corner. You can register your team today by visiting the event Web site at http://events.cancer.org/rflwhitfield or by calling the local American Cancer Society office at (706) 278-1960.
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New Hope Middle awarded recycling cart
Recycling Ben, mascot for the Target Recycling program, presented the seventh-grade class at New Hope Middle School an award for having the highest recycling rate during the second quarter of the 2009-2010 school year.
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