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Area Arrests
• Randall Keith Cheek, 33, 2698 Taylor Town Road, Ranger, was charged Monday by the Varnell Police Department with possession of false identification documents.
• Cecil Leon Isenhower, 65, 9631 Highway 225 North, Chatsworth, was charged Monday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with trafficking in cocaine.
• Justin Matthew Persinger, 19, 793 Bermuda St., Dalton, was charged Monday by the Dalton Police Department with drugs in wrong container and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
• Jerry Dewayne Bryson, 51, 191 Tibbs Road, Chatsworth, was charged Tuesday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with obstruction of an officer (two counts), pointing or aiming a gun or pistol at another, aggravated assault (two counts), simple battery (family violence) and cruelty to children.
• Lorrie Ann Emberson, 41, 2590 Highway 52 Alternate, Unit H, Chatsworth, was charged Tuesday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with sale of alprazolam, sell of soma, possession of methamphetamine and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
• Richard Lee Long, 47, 971 Leonard Bridge Road, Chatsworth, was charged Tuesday by the Chatsworth Police Department with loitering and sale of marijuana.
• Phillip Curtis Walker, 45, 2590-4 Highway 52 Alternate, Chatsworth, was charged Tuesday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with sale of alprazolam, sell of soma, possession of methamphetamine, sale of methamphetamine and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
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5 injured in head-on collision
Five people were taken to Hamilton Medical Center following a head-on crash between a Jeep Cherokee and a Volvo service truck from The Drain Doctor on V.D. Parrott Jr. Parkway around 1:10 p.m. Thursday.
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Lady Bruins aim for state title
The overflowing mix of joy and excitement that Northwest Whitfield’s girls basketball team created with its state semifinal win on Wednesday in Duluth hitched a ride back to Tunnel Hill.
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Falcons roost at Southeast
At Southeast, football ruled the day during an afternoon pep rally as the school celebrated as victors in the Atlanta Falcons “Win-Win Challenge” presented by Under Armour and Hibbett Sports. Southeast received a prize package of $5,000 in Under Armour apparel and $5,000 in cash, which will be spent on new dumbbells for the weight room and upgrades to the physical education program.
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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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