Jennifer Sullivan, a longtime friend of Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher facing 22 counts of child sex offenses, is convinced “1,000 percent” that her friend is innocence. ...
Body found in Lyerly A decomposing body found on the Chattooga River about 7:45 p.m. Friday has given sheriff investigators a twist in their case. Once sheriff officials recieved word that a body was discovered in the ...
Coulter Hampton’s Run to Remember coming up Saturday Coulter Hampton was diagnosed with a rare condition that was unheard of almost everywhere. Hampton had Dyskerasosis Congenita — a genetic disease that doesn’t allow blood platelets to replicate pr...
Family-friendly 'cruise-in' scheduled for March 26 A Cedartown “cruise-in” is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 26. The event is free, and guests are encouraged to bring their cars, trucks and motorcycles to the corner of Prior and Main streets near Cour...
DOT to present 411 Connector information at public meeting The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house next week to share information about the proposed U.S. 411 Connector. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be 4-7 p.m...
Georgia Barbecue Classic to be June 4-5 in Cartersville The Good Neighbor Homeless Shelter is sponsoring the seventh annual Georgia Barbecue Classic on June 4-5 at Sam Smith Park, 1155 Douthit Ferry Road, Cartersville. Cook teams are invited to partici...
Teacher’s sex crime trial postponed
The trial for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher charged with 22 counts of sexual crimes against children, has been postponed until April 12. The trial was expected to start ...
Chattooga County looks to buy Paradise Gardens
SUMMERVILLE , Ga. — They say money can’t buy happiness, but Chattooga County hopes it can buy Paradise. County Commissioner Jason Winters says the county is in negotiations to buy How...
A former Polk County substitute teacher arrested in a child pornography sting last year is out on bond. Glynn County Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Miller said Edward Keith Kelley, 52, was r...
The Polk School District Board of Education has approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning in August, which would lengthen instruction time by an hour each day and add an ...
Dalton Police arrested Angel Wilfred Leguisamon-Pena, 29, on charges of forgery after he attempted to pass a counterfeit $100 bill at an area retailer. If not for an alert cashier, police say it’s ...
The Polk School District Board of Education approved the district-wide change to a 160-day school year beginning this August. The 160-day calendar would lengthen instruction time by one hour each ...
At Monday’s meeting of the Cedartown City Commission, the city received copies of the latest ethics complaint filed by George Anderson, of the Ethics in Government Group, based in Rome. Anderson f...
Fort Oglethorpe mayor Ronnie Cobb says the construction company is working to get the site where Costco Wholesales wants to build ready by May 10. The new deadline will give Costco more time to ge...
Testing students for drug use is tricky business, so while some local school systems recently have adopted policies, others have experimented and stopped testing altogether. In December, Bradley C...
Centre resident and former Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Taylor announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge of Cherokee and DeKalb Counties. He has qualified as a Democrat and is subject to the ...
Jamie Paulin-Ramirez is in the custody of the Irish police, along with six other individuals, arrested as part of an investigation into a conspiracy to commit murder, according to officials familiar with the case