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Historical buffs hope more area districts will be added to Register
The Pleasant Valley District is the third district in Murray County to be named to the National Register of Historic Places, and historical enthusiasts are hoping more districts will soon be added.
Pleasant Valley joins Spring Place and downtown Chatsworth districts, as well as the Vann House, the Wright Hotel, Carter’s Quarters and Fort Mountain, which are individual listings.
Nominations for the the Oakwood Plantation and the city of Eton are pending, said Tim Howard, Murray County’s historian.
“We’ve been looking for several years now at Highway 2, centering around the Oakwood-Colvard House,” Howard said. “Most of that is still used for agriculture. It has family cemeteries and several old homes, the old Colvard store building, the Bryant home, and the Wheat home. It hasn’t been heavily developed.”
The Oakwood-Colvard House was built by Euclid Waterhouse in the mid 1800s. It stands at the intersection of current-day Highway 225 and Halls Chapel Road.
The city of Eton, which was chartered in 1909, includes many older homes and some stores. The Old Federal Road passed through the city, as well as a railroad.
Howard hopes to have the Chief Vann House named as a National Landmark, which is a higher honor than the National Registry.
“Being named a National Landmark would further protect the home, as well as greater emphasize its importance to the nation,” Howard said. “Other sites named National Landmarks include Mount Vernon, the White House, the Alamo and New Echota.”
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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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