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CD raises $620 to help jobless
The Bluegrass Bands & Helping Hands organization raised $620 with the release of its second CD, “Through the Eyes of a Child,” Saturday at the Dalton Freight Depot. The money will benefit the jobless through the North Georgia nonprofit organization DOC-UP (Dalton Organization of Churches United For People).
The CD is a collection of 22 donated tracks from various bluegrass artists including Louisa Branscomb, Jeanette Williams and Janet McGarry.
The CD may be purchased online at www.bluegrassbandshelpinghands.com or at the following area locations: Ace Hardware (Varnell), Bigham Discount Music (Dalton), Freight Depot Gift Shop (Dalton), Pentz Street Station (Dalton), Stephen’s Music Company (Calhoun), Sutton Family Pharmacy (Dalton) and Weavers Pharmacy (Rocky Face).
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Dalton Public Schools: Tax increase hearings draw objections
Dalton mayor David Pennington talks with members of the Dalton School Board Thursday at City Hall. Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen
Two public hearings on Thursday on the proposal to raise Dalton Public Schools’ property tax rate drew about 55 people, with 11 speakers, but no one who voiced approval.
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