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Peggy Russell and the late G.D. Cordle announce the engagement of their grandson, Cody Eddie Ware to Tasha Nicole Brock. They plan to wed Saturday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m., at the Noble Church of God....
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Event to highlight services for seniors and disabled persons
The Elder Abuse Team of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Domestic Violence Task Force is sponsoring the first Senior and Disabled Services Awareness Day at the Walker County Civic Center on F...
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George and Vera Palmer Palmers celebrate 60th anniversary
George and Vera Palmer celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Aug. 19 with a group of their friends in Chattanooga. Pastor Palmer and the former Vera Hughes were married Aug. 19, 1950, at the S...
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Stephen Ronald Aiken and Carol Elizabeth Bowers Bowers-Aiken
Carol Elizabeth Bowers and Commander Stephen Ronald Aiken, OBE RN, were united in marriage in a mountaintop ceremony in Jackson, Wyo., on March 9. Judge Tom Jordan of Teton County, Wyo., officia...
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Donna Pell Mays Hundredth Pell reunion held
The 100th Pell family reunion was held Aug. 7 at Center Grove Baptist Church in Rock Spring. It was coordinated by Donna Pell Mays. 81-year-old Hershel Pell, the patriarch of the Pell clan, was pr...
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Jacksons celebrate anniversary Jacksons celebrate 44th anniversary
Bryan and Dee Jackson celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on July 27, among family and even some military friends who attended the wedding, while they were at a reunion for the 27th Engineer...
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Farm Bureau compiling directories for hay, poultry litter and beekeepers
The Georgia Farm Bureau Federation is accepting applications from farmers to be listed in its 2011 Georgia Farm Bureau Quality Hay & Poultry Litter Directory and its 2011 Georgia Farm Bureau P...
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Cast your votes for the "Best of Walker"
The Walker County Chamber of Commerce and the Walker County Messenger are sponsoring the third annual “Best of Walker” contest, in which residents are encouraged to vote for their favorites in loc...
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Lake Winnepesaukah salutes emergency personnel Sept. 11
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In admiration of the heroic contributions of emergency service personnel on 9-11, Lake Winnepesaukah will honor emergency medical technicians, police, firefighters and military personnel and their ...
Tunnel Hill Civil War re-enactment to be held Sept. 11 and Sept. 12
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The Tunnel Hill Historical Foundation will kick off the fall season with the 17th annual Battle of Tunnel Hill Civil War re-enactment Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. b...
Walker County BB gun victim showing progress; investigation ongoing
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The 10-year-old Fort Oglethorpe girl shot through the eye with a BB gun remains at TC Thompson’s Hospital in Chattanooga. Megan Neal, whose family has released her name via a Facebook page called ...
Ringgold Middle bulletin board recognize school system theme
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Catoosa County Public Schools has adopted the theme of “Destination Graduation” for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Denia Reese said, “I want every student who enters a Catoosa County Sch...
Balloons & Tunes Festival makes it possible to save on overnight lodging
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Friends and family traveling to the Balloons & Tunes Festival from out of town can save money at select local hotels when they mention they are attending the festival. Visit www.balloonsandtunesfe...
2010 Dove nominees to bring traditional mountain sounds to Chickamauga
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The award-winning Marksmen Quartet will bring their unique style of gospel music to the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, located at 2373 Hog Jowl Road in Chickamauga, Sunday, Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. The ...
Hot air balloons take flight at the Balloons & Tunes Festival
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Ten hot air balloons will make an appearance in northwest Georgia Sept. 24 through Sept. 26 at the Balloons & Tunes Festival, sponsored by the Walker County Chamber of Commerce. The balloons are c...
Shaw announces this year’s fall flooring event
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Shaw Floors announces the launch of the company’s fall promotion model, Fall Flooring Event 2010. Beginning Sept. 24 and ending Nov. 8, Shaw’s annual fall promotion is designed to assist retailers...

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2009 file photo, singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the 'Best Female Video' award during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year, and he’s expressing his pain all over Twitter. West has unleashed a torrent of emotions on his official Twitter on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, acknowledging he was wrong for taking an award from the country sweetheart at the MTV Video Music Awards. But he says he 'bled hard.' He says he had to cancel his tour with Lady Gaga and even lost employees. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)AP - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.


Sat Sep 04 15:06:50 -0500 2010
AP - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
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In this photo taken Sept. 2, 2010, Mexican makeup artist Cristian Jauregui, left, works on the mold of the zombie mask of Claudia Calvino, Cuban co-producer of the film 'Juan de los Muertos' or 'Juan of the Dead' in Havana, Cuba. Part horror show, part social satire, the soon-to-be-shot movie has the backing of a Spanish production company, a green-light from Cuban authorities, and a budget that dwarfs most big-screen offerings from the island. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - What would you do if your entire city was taken over by flesh-eating zombies and communist leaders insisted it was nothing but a plot by U.S-backed dissidents to destabilize the government?


Sat Sep 04 11:12:10 -0500 2010