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Two arrested on shoplifting charges in Fort Oglethorpe
A man and woman were arrested a couple of hours apart on shoplifting charges in Fort Oglethorpe following separate theft attempts at the Wal-Mart on Battlefield Parkway, police say. According to th...
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The Catoosa Teachers Federal Credit Union at 25 Gateway Business Park Drive in Ringgold is accepting donations to benefit the Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook)
Catoosa County credit union pays it forward with help for tornado victims
The Catoosa Teachers Federal Credit Union is currently stepping up to the plate to exemplify its philosophy of “people helping people” by setting up a tornado relief account to help with the rebuil...
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Rising sophomore Haylie Jimenez (right) and LFO art instructor Wendy Morgan work painting trees on a mural inside Hutcheson hospital’s pediatric unit. Caption. (Catoosa News photo/Mike O’Neal)
Catoosa County students paint murals to help heal the young
Frogs, pandas, turtles and bunnies will soon greet Hutcheson hospital’s youngest patients. That’s because students from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School are painting hospital halls and walls ...
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On Friday and Saturday nights in Ringgold, movers and shakers take to the dance floor of the old Legion building on Emberson Drive. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook)
Weekly dancing is Ringgold’s best-kept secret
Every weekend, there’s a lively party going on in downtown Ringgold. Now, it’s not an underground rave, it’s not a “game night,” and it’s not a bonfire out in someone’s back field. It’s a two-night...
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Wednesday weather: 90% chance rain, high 79
Today Occasional showers and thunderstorms. High near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ra...
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Mark your calendar: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 18 COMMUNITY · The Tennessee Aquarium will present “Ocean Adaptations” at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, at the Chickamauga Public Library. COMMUNITY · The Chattanooga Zoo will be at...
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Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office report: May 31-June 6, 2013
The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, during May 31-June 6, answered 1,405 calls, including 64 that were booked on a total of 123 counts. The violations included both misdemeanor and felony charges ...
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Fort Oglethorpe Police Department report: May 31-June 6, 2013
Arrests Scotty Davis, 32, of 100 Noel Cove, Rossville, was arrested May 30 on a charge of theft by shoplifting. Richard Biggs, 28, of 42 Stovall St., Fort Oglethorpe, was arrested June 3 on a charg...
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LaFayette library renovation $300,000 short; county, city at odds over proposed loan
by Christi McEntyre
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The city of LaFayette rejected a proposal from the county during its monthly meeting Monday, June 10, to take out a loan to cover the cost of the remainder of the LaFayette library renovation proje...
Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: June 16, 2013
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Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: June 15, 2013
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Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: June 14, 2013
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Weather Monday: 60% chance rain, high 86
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Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfal...
Mark your calendar: Monday, June 17, 2013
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Monday, June 17 COMMUNITY · A section of Spivey Road will be closed for about two weeks, beginning today, June 17, while a stormwater culvert is replaced. Weather permitting, this Keith Communit...
Walker County commissioner takes $3 million tax anticipation loan, foresees county employee furloughs
by Christi McEntyre
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Walker County commissioner Bebe Heiskell signed a tax anticipation notice Thursday, June 13, due to a shortfall in the county’s revenues. The tax anticipation note will be taken in the form of a l...
Weather Saturday: Sunny, high 86
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Today Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around 5 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers a...