Murray County
Eton to celebrate 100 years
The city of Eton will celebrate 100 years on Aug. 22 from 1 to 6 p.m. at City Hall, which will be open for the public to view historical items.
A parade will start at 6 p.m. After the parade city officials and the public will gather in the city park for a time capsule ceremony, food, a band and other festivities. The entry fee for parade floats is $20.
For more information call (706) 695-2652.
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Property owner charged following cockfight raid
The property owner of the barn in southern Murray County where police raided a suspected cockfight on Saturday was arrested on Wednesday after flying the coop during the raid, authorities said.
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Chatsworth grandmother pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1 million
Just after beginning work at a Whitfield County insurance company in 2002, a Chatsworth woman began skimming from the books to pay off credit card bills and expensive trips.
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Murray teen to compete for Boys & Girls Clubs’ ‘Youth of the Year’
Courtney Bauer is a true example of an extraordinary young woman. At age 16, she has been selected to compete against other Boys & Girls Club members for the Georgia Youth of the Year title and a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader’s Digest Foundation.
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Published authors
Coker hosts student book signing.
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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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Chatsworth man arrested on multiple theft warrants in Rome
A Murray County man was arrested Monday and charged with multiple counts of theft after police said he illegally used a store credit card to procure gift cards for his own use.
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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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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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More arrests possible from cockfighting raid
More than 60 people have been arrested in connection with a cockfighting raid in southern Murray County Saturday morning and more may be arrested, Sheriff Howard Ensley said on Sunday.
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