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Area arrests
• Francisco Velez Acevedo, 18, 1224 MLK Blvd., Apt. B, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Dalton Police Department with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of tools for the commission of a crime and possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.
• Sara Joy Brooker, 19, 3140 Tea Roll Drive, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with speeding and DUI.
• Kelly Bryan Gravely, 52, 1959 Bridge Road, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with aggravated assault and battery.
• Daniel Charles Owen Jr., 46, 230 Tanglewood Drive, Dalton, was charged Wednesday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with DUI, failure to maintain lane, hit and run, open container violation, no license on person and duty upon striking fixed object.
• Clarence Alexander Rick, 44, 3008 Cleveland Highway, Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with being a fugitive from justice.
• Jason Lamont Cucksee, 38, 552 Tunnel Hill Road, Tunnel Hill, was charged Thursday by the Varnell Police Department with DUI and failure to maintain lane.
• Daniel Anthony Harper, 37, 2034 Winnwood Drive, Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Dalton Police Department with DUI and open container violation.
• Jamon Dontai Reid, 37, 930 Avenue F, Apt. 2, Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with DUI in a commercial motor vehicle.
• Traci Michelle Stafford, 40, 1312 Ridge Road, Dalton, was charged Thursday by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana and open container violation.
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Agenda for Thursday's meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Education
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Brochu a finalist for S.C. superintendent job
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County moves to condemn property
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Published authors
Coker hosts student book signing.
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Whitfield County actions
Whitfield County Board of Commission member Harold Brooker initially asked that the freeport exemption rate be accelerated to make Whitfield County more economically appealing to existing and prospective businesses. On Monday, he asked for that vote to be tabled.
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Stormwater group disbanded
Dalton Utilities sent a letter earlier this month to other members of the group canceling the meeting scheduled for March 4. The letter said that both Whitfield County and Murray County governments were unwilling to go forward and without their participation it did not make sense to continue.
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Alleged molester given bond
Christopher Drake, 33, of 45 Johnson Road, was charged Monday by the sheriff’s office with aggravated sexual battery, sexual battery against a child under 16 (two counts) and child molestation (three counts).
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Police called to fight on ball field
A supervisor with the Dalton Parks and Recreation Department reported several men fighting at Al Rollins Park near a playground Monday evening, but when police arrived any participants had left, authorities said.
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Dalton band marches in Savannah parade
The DHS band marched at the 1965 inauguration of president Lyndon Johnson and in the 1987 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Hadley says Georgians want government that works
R.J. Hadley, the former chief of staff for Rockdale County, is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Johnny Isakson.
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Agenda for Thursday's meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Education
