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Varnell sparring continues
One of two Varnell campaign committees that were the subjects of an ethics complaint earlier this week has turned in its paperwork with the State Ethics Commission, says City Council candidate James Caldwell.
Caldwell said the Citizens for Continued Growth and Smart Decisions turned its paperwork in today in Atlanta. He said the other committee — Citizens for Continued Progress in Varnell — has mailed in its paperwork.
The two committees are working to get Caldwell, Mayor Dan Peeples and Seat 2 candidate Brent Newsome elected, but Caldwell said they are independent committees not formally connected to the candidates.
“The state should have that (the mailed paperwork) either Friday or Monday, and it is my understanding it is as simple as entering into the database and then the committee is registered,” he said.
Cindy Huerta said the two committees failed to properly register with the state. Huerta’s father, Varnell City Council member Carlus Mosier, faces Caldwell in the Nov. 3 election for the council.
The initial complaint was rejected on technical grounds, but Tom Plank, acting executive secretary for the commission, said Huerta could file an amended complaint, which she said she did on Thursday. Plank said Thursday a new complaint would be turned over to a commission attorney for review.
“No action will be taken within 30 days of the election. After that, it will be investigated,” he said.
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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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