Emily Ray and Brett Simpson, fifth-graders at Battlefield Elementary School, collect dog and cat supplies for Catoosa County animals.
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An unprecedented amount of money is flowing to candidates for Northwest Georgia’s 14th District Congressional race in 2022 — a majority of which is going to current U.S. Rep. Marjorie Greene.
Heritage High School’s STAR student is Jae-Yoon Andrew Song. He is also the Catoosa County school system’s STAR student. Ringgold High School’s STAR student is Natalie Hope. To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on a single test date on the three-part…
The Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce and Catoosa County Economic Development Authority are holding the Catoosa County Job Fair 2021 at The Colonnade on Tuesday, April 27, from noon to 6 p.m. This is a free public event for people of all ages who are looking for employment opportunities.
On Tuesday evening, April 27, the city of Ringgold will hold a ceremony to remember the tornado that devastated the city a decade ago.
Nearly 2,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be available on Wednesday, April 21, and Thursday, April 22, at the Catoosa-Dade-Walker Vaccination Station at the Colonnade in Ringgold. Online registration is now open for appointments at the Vaccination Station between 9 a.m. and 8 p.…
The Georgia Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) recently donated two ballistic vests to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, which serves Catoosa, Walker, Chattooga and Dade counties.
Tennessee American Water announces that the company’s 2020 Water Quality Reports are available to customers on the company’s website, tennesseeamwater.com.
ATLANTA — First-time unemployment claims in Georgia rose last week (week of April 4) even as initial claims nationwide fell dramatically.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has drawn the first Republican challengers in his bid to hold the seat he won in historic fashion during the 2020 election cycle.
April is Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The Children’s Advocacy Center of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit has created a unique window display to raise awareness of the issue in our local area.
Kelly Bomar, a first-term Ringgold council member and a Ringgold native, announced Thursday, April 15, his reelection campaign.
The Northwest Georgia Arts Guild will host a Mother’s Day Art Show, “Something for Mother,” Saturday, May 8, from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Welcome Center, 309 N. Main St., LaFayette.
Walker County Extension/4-H and Cornerstone Veterinarian Services are sponsoring rabies vaccination clinics in Walker County next month.
ATLANTA - Students at Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities won’t be hit with a tuition increase this fall for the second year in a row.
White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday, April 12, as part of pitch to boost support for President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.
Proposed legislation that would pave the way for heavier logging trucks on Georgia’s roads hit a roadblock after officials, including Walker County Commission Chairman Shannon Whitfield, opposed the bill.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced a photo contest for her District 14 constituents.
Despite major changes to the 2021 SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference, Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students received six medals, one for each category entered, during the event.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday recommended a “pause” in use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of rare but potentially dangerous blood clots, setting off a chain reaction worldwide and dealing a setback to the global vaccination campaign.
On Monday, April 12, Georgia Sen. Jeff Mullis, a Republican from Chickamauga, released the following prepared statement. Mullis represents Senate District 53, which includes Catoosa, Dade, and Walker counties and portions of Chattooga County. He is chairman of the Senate Rules Committee.
♦ Bell, Zachary James, 28, 1116 S. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga., simple battery (family violence)
On Friday, April 9, the Catoosa County commissioners accepted the resignation from Alicia Vaughn as county manager.
Ringgold High School’s Performing Arts will perform “Anastasia the Musical” April 22-24 in the high school theater. The shows will be Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m.; Friday, April 23, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, April 24, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Ringgold High School Performing Arts has kept theater…
ATLANTA — Nearly 400,000 unemployed Georgians who filed claims with the state Department of Labor last year at this time are going to have to refile with the agency to continue receiving benefits.
The Catoosa County Board of Education is reviewing and updating the system’s strategic plan. The board values input from parents and community members, so a stakeholder survey is posted on the system’s website (www.catoosa.k12.ga.us) to receive feedback. Stakeholder input will be used to det…
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech provides the best value among the Peach State’s public and private universities, according to a new study by a New York-based financial technology company.
♦ McClure, Robert, 45, of 152 Whittemore Street, Ringgold, arrested on charges of Possession of Marijuana less than one ounce and Public Drunk.
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan would provide an overdue fix to deteriorating highways while ramping up investment in modern transit including high-speed rail, three members of Georgia’s congressional delegation said Wednesday.
Gov. Brian Kemp is set to roll back longstanding COVID-19 distancing restrictions in Georgia amid a mix of relief and concern from local businesses and public-health experts.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor has surpassed a major milestone.
The first wave of candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for key Georgia elective offices including lieutenant governor and secretary of state amid bitter partisan battles over the state’s new election law.
Ringgold City Council member Kelly Bomar received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute from the Georgia Municipal Association.
Drug task force agents arrested three men, including a man from LaFayette, in a drug bust Monday, April 6.
ATLANTA — When the dust settled from this year’s General Assembly session, environmental advocates were looking at some success but mostly disappointments.
ATLANTA — Elections, pandemic recovery and the echoes of last summer’s protests against police in Georgia dominated a 2021 legislative session marked by bitter divisions between Georgia’s political parties.
ATLANTA — Major League Baseball announced Friday it is pulling this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia in response to the General Assembly’s passage of an election bill that has been heavily criticized as voter suppression.
ATLANTA — Elections, pandemic recovery and the echoes of last summer’s protests against police in Georgia dominated a 2021 legislative session marked by bitter divisions between Georgia’s political parties.
ATLANTA - The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, April 1, sided with Georgia in a lawsuit Florida filed in 2013 over the allocation of water that flows between the two states.
A Fort Oglethorpe man, whose passenger died after he wrecked during a police chase in October 2019, has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
The Marietta Daily Journal interviewed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday concerning Georgia’s controversial new elections law. The law has put the state in the national spotlight as Democrats denounce it as an exercise in voter suppression while Republicans call it common sense. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
♦ Frady, Dakota Ray, 23, Caroline Drive, Rossville, Ga., probation violation (felony), possession of methamphetamine, drugs to be kept in original container; crossing the guard line with weapons, intoxicants or drugs
The 2021 legislative session was a mixed bag for police supporters, gun owners and criminal-justice reformers in Georgia who saw several key bills stall as the clock ran out Wednesday night, March 31.
Gov. Brian Kemp is rolling back restrictions on public gatherings and a shelter-in-place order for elderly-care facility residents that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Catoosa County jail inmate who escaped Tuesday, March 30, was back in custody the next day.
ATLANTA — The General Assembly signed off on Gov. Brian Kemp’s $27.2 billion fiscal 2022 state budget Wednesday night, March 31, during the waning hours of this year’s legislative session.
ATLANTA - Legislation repealing Georgia’s 150-year-old citizen’s arrest law gained final passage in the General Assembly Wednesday, March 31.
Home-school students in Georgia would be allowed to play sports and join clubs at public schools under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Wednesday, March 31.
ATLANTA — The General Assembly decided Wednesday, March 31, to leave the standard versus daylight saving time debate up to Congress.
A bill requiring Georgia colleges and universities to report hazing incidents that happen in school clubs like fraternities and sororities passed in the General Assembly Wednesday, March 31.
ATLANTA - A lot of legislative business remains unsettled entering the final day of this year’s General Assembly session.
