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Area Arrests
• Sean Mark Sewell, 41, 4481 Pine Hill Terrace N.E., Marietta, was charged Tuesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with theft by deception.
• Aaron Sturgeon, 27, 575 Staghorn Drive, Dalton, was charged Tuesday by the Tunnel Hill Police Department with DUI, driving while license suspended and improper parking.
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Bandy Heritage Center presents lecture on Georgia author Flannery O’Connor
As part of its “2009-2010: Celebrating Georgia’s Women Authors” lecture series, the Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia will present “Flannery O’Connor in the 21st Century” on Thursday.
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Bethel resigns council seat
The Dalton City Council voted 3-0 to accept Bethel’s resignation and to call for a special election on July 20.
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Cockfighting raid a multi-agency crackdown
More than 10 law enforcement agencies built a case for 14 months before taking down a cockfighting operation in southern Murray County on Saturday, authorities said.
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Students protest state budget cuts
About 20 Dalton State College students joined the ranks of hundreds of college students around Georgia on Monday in a budget protest rally at the state Capitol.
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Fugitive involved in local armed robbery
An armed robbery in north Dalton in mid-January led to two arrests in Massachusetts last week, authorities said.
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Springplace bypass gets green light
But the project to relieve traffic congestion at the Highway 52 Alternate and Highway 225 intersection has been scaled back — from a four-lane connector to a two-lane thoroughfare — between Ga. Highway 225 south of Springplace to U.S. Highway 76 west of Central.
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Chatsworth man charged with child sex offenses
A Chatsworth man has been charged with several child sex offenses in Whitfield County.
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DHS band headed to Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The band of about 90 students will leave Dalton Tuesday around 4 p.m., then be ready to march at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Sewer projects moving ahead
Projects that will extend sewer to the north end of Whitfield County are moving along smoothly, Dalton Utilities president and CEO Don Cope said Monday.
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Pennington creates blog to call attention to the importance of manufacturing
America needs to get back to making things, says Dalton Mayor David Pennington.
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Bandy Heritage Center presents lecture on Georgia author Flannery O’Connor
