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The Marksmen Quartet, from left, Mark Wheeler, Davey Waller, Earle Wheeler, Darrin Chambers and Mark Autry will appear in Chickamauga on Sept. 12. 2010 Dove nominees to bring traditional mountain sounds to Chickamauga
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 ...
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This year’s Balloons & Tunes Festival will feature 10 hot air balloons, a balloon glow and tethered balloon rides. The Balloons & Tunes Festival will take place at the North Georgia Industrial Park in Rock Spring on Sept. 24 through Sept. 26. Hot air balloons take flight at the Balloons & Tunes Festival
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 a...
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This is one of the pictures from Heather Koplan’s Model Mayhem profile. Ringgold resident to be featured in TV show
Former Ringgold resident and 2003 Ringgold High School graduate Heather Koplan will have a role in an upcoming episode of ABC’s “Castle.” Koplan will be in a funeral scene playing the part of Sara...
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Comcast holds casting call for September Dating on Demand
Comcast announces a casting call for individuals over 18 to participate in Comcast’s Dating on Demand. Dating on Demand is an innovated way for area singles to navigate the dating scene. It will b...
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General admission and VIP seating tickets for Balloons & Tunes Festival now available online
The organizers of the 2010 Balloons & Tunes Festival announce a new way to purchase tickets — online. General admission and VIP Seating tickets for Friday and Saturday night performances are...
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Lake Winnepesaukah offers special discounts Labor Day weekend
Lake Winnepesaukah will offer family fun with a discounted carload rate Monday, Sept. 6 from noon to 8 p.m. Each car of guests will receive gate admission and unlimited rides for only $75 per carl...
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Walker County Schools artists featured in Atlanta exhibit
Five talented, young artists from Walker County Schools have been selected for the prestigious Youth Art Exhibition Gallery in Floyd Towers of downtown Atlanta. Each year the Georgia Department of...
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Weekend of Sept. 17 in Chickamauga full of events
The city of Chickamauga will be hosting the third annual Battle of Chickamauga BBQ Cook-off Friday, Sept. 17 and Saturday, Sept. 18. This year’s event will be sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue ...
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Hutcheson finalizes Foundation ball plans
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Hutcheson Foundation Ball committee members recently met to finalize plans for Hutcheson’s annual Foundation Ball. The black tie event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13 at The Chattanoogan and rec...
Vendor deadline for Balloons & Tunes is Sept. 3
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The Walker County Chamber of Commerce is still accepting craft and information vendor applications for the 2010 Balloons & Tunes Festival, which will be held on September 24-26 at the Rock Spring I...
Raven Welch Band and New Liberty Boys to perform at Ringgold Depot Aug. 13
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Youthful talent is the focus at the Ringgold Depot Friday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in a special concert for the Share America Foundation, Inc. Raven Welch, 17, of Mineral Bluff, Ga. will bring her un...
Tenth Avenue North to perform at Lake Winnepesaukah Aug. 15
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Christian group Tenth Avenue North will perform at Lake Winnepesaukah’s Jukebox Junction Stage Sunday, Aug. 15, with one show at 3 p.m. All Jukebox Junction concerts are free with admittance to La...
Balloons & Tunes Festival volunteer deadline approaching
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Volunteers are still needed for the Balloons and Tunes Festival, which will be at the Northwest Georgia Industrial Park in Rock Spring Sept. 24 through Sept. 26. The deadline for all volunteer app...
Local milliner fashions award-winning hat
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The Kentucky Derby Museum has announced the winners of its official Derby Hat Contest, and for the second year in a row, a hat designed by local milliner, Carol Schaffeld, is among the 19 selected ...
Local artist featured at Ooltewah library
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Catoosa County resident and Civic Arts League member Sandra Babb has an exhibit of ten rural plein air paintings at the Ooltewah Public Library available for viewing until Aug. 31. A different mem...
Tickets for Balloons & Tunes Festival available at Cherokee Regional Library system locations
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Tickets for the Balloons and Tunes Festival, produced by the Walker County Chamber of Commerce, are available for purchase at all four of the Cherokee Regional Library locations in northwest Georgi...
French 'Spider-Man' in Sydney court over climb (AP)

French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere Residential building in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Robert, nicknamed 'Spiderman' was arrested Monday after scaling the 57-story building in Sydney with his bare hands. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A French skyscraper climber nicknamed "Spider-Man" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to his bare-handed climb up a 57-story building in downtown Sydney.


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Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

FILE-In a Nov.10, 2009 file photo, Robert 'Joe' Halderman, who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs, listens as his attorney Gerald Shargel speaks to the media outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. Halderman was released from a New York City jail Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. He served four months of his six-month sentence and got time off for good behavior. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano,File)AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.


Thu Sep 02 22:30:57 -0500 2010
Rapper T.I. comeback could be derailed with arrest (AP)

FILE - Rapper T.I. whose real name is Clifford Harris speaks to reporters outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse in Atlanta, in this March 27, 2008 file photo. Police say Rapper T.I. and wife Tameka Cottle have been arrested in West Hollywood for possession of a controlled substance late Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - After finishing a sentence for weapons charges earlier this year, T.I. was poised to have the comeback of the fall.


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