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Morris pleads not guilty in two more cases
If Jerry Leonard Morris chooses, he could have three cases against him heard in three jury trials in July.
Morris, 37, of 209 Oak St. in Tunnel Hill, was arrested on March 20 and charged with battery and disorderly conduct after allegedly striking his son’s baseball coach during a preseason practice at Westside Middle School.
Morris pleaded not guilty to those charges on Monday in Superior Court. He also pleaded not guilty to family violence charges of battery, false imprisonment, third degree cruelty to children and criminal trespass dating back to May 29, 2008.
On April 27 Morris pleaded not guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, following too closely, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, open container in vehicle and criminal trespass from an incident on June 17, 2008.
“We have calendar call on June 29,” said District Attorney Kermit McManus, “ and if Mr. Morris does not plead guilty on any of these cases he could have a trial on each one.” Trials are scheduled to begin on July 13.
Public defender Anna Johnson said she has advised Morris not to talk publicly about his arrests or pleas.
“I don’t know anything about any of these cases,” she said. “All I know is what’s in the indictment. We don’t normally deal with misdemeanors, but now that we’ve picked up the felonies it’s all been transferred to us. I have not received any discovery (information) yet. He could jeopardize his case (by speaking out).”
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Derby time
Owen Halman, 8, of Dalton, lines up his car “Fire Bullet” before a race during the Boy and Cub Scouts grand championship Pinewood Derby Saturday at First Presbyterian Church.
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Helpin’ and paintin’
With his bracket busted and interest in the men’s college basketball tournament waning, Pierce Montgomery spent Saturday re-painting the Dalton home of a Vietnam veteran who couldn’t do the work himself.
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DSC officials explain possible cuts
Dalton State College officials know the state budget cuts they planned for almost a month ago won’t be as deep as expected. What they don’t know is exactly which of the proposed cuts they’ll have to implement.
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Higher education funding is at center of debate
More than 4,000 students, including several at Dalton State College, have banded together to push back against proposed state cuts to higher education funding.
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Local officials view possible cuts at college with concern
Dalton State College plays a big part in plans by local leaders to grow and diversify the area’s economy, so they are viewing proposed cuts to the college with some concern.
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Young couple awaits Habitat for Humanity home
Luis Sanchez knows how the Gutierrez family feels as they watch their house being built by the Dalton-Whitfield Habitat For Humanity.
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Superintendent decision coming Monday night
The Richland 2 school board in Columbia, S.C., has chosen a superintendent — Whitfield County Schools superintendent Katie Brochu was one of three finalists — but won’t publicly say who it is until Monday, according to The State newspaper.
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Area arrests for March 21
Recent arrests from the Whitfield and Murray County jail reports.
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Marilyn Helms: Companies vary on correcting products, services
In the first half of my column on my Dalton State College quality management systems class quality “problems” project, I discussed the situations that companies did not resolve.
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“Do You Remember?” cast announced
Members of Dalton Dance Company will perform in Dalton Arts Project’s “Do You Remember?” spring concert — a look back at the music they grew up with as well as the music enjoyed by previous generations of teenagers (now parents and grandparents).
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