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Area Arrests
• Clifford Ivan Gillihan, 29, 140 Poteet Drive, Chatsworth, was charged Sunday by the Murray County Sheriff’s Office with possession of methamphetamine, sell of meth and possession of tools for the commission of a crime.
• Daniel Dean Sotelo, 20, 60 Robbie Lane, Eton, was charged Sunday by the Eton Police Department with tampering with evidence, possession of a weapon while trying to commit crimes, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, terroristic threats and acts, illegal sale of dangerous drugs, drugs in wrong container, criminal attempt at armed robbery, reckless conduct and driving while unlicensed.
• Jason Allan Dryman, 32, 904 Liddell St., Dalton, was charged Monday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with being a fugitive from justice (non-payment of child support, Hamilton County, Tenn.).
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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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Pinewood Derby is Saturday
The Northwest Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America will hold its Pinewood Derby Championship Race on Saturday in the Dalton First Presbyterian Church gymnasium. The championship is open to all scouts who are registered with the council.
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Bethel resigns council seat
