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College campus and retail development set for Alabama Highway site in Catoosa County
About 50 acres of Catoosa County-owned property will soon become home for a Georgia Northwestern Technical Community College satellite campus as well as a mixed-use commercial development. County ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weather Wednesday: Partly sunny, high 83
Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light south wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Chance o...
May 22, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Attorney Robin Flores talks with his client, Larry Black, following an appeals hearing Tuesday, May 21, before the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners. (Catoosa News photo/Mike O’Neal)
Catoosa commissioners hear grievance filed by Larry Black
Catoosa County commissioners on Tuesday heard an appeal by former Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force commander Larry Black, who has filed a grievance against sheriff Gary Sisk. County attorney Skip P...
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013: Mark your calendar
Wednesday, May 22 COMMUNITY · The Catoosa County Health Department will be closed Wednesday, May 22, for staff training and will reopen on Thursday, May 23, at 8 a.m. COMMUNITY · Seniors and Frie...
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Catoosa County resident Billy Choate sits with his copy of the secret Coca-Cola formula that he currently plans to sell for the right price. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook)
Catoosa County man selling “real” Coca-Cola recipe at a discounted price
After a  Ringgold couple made national news last week for stumbling across the recipe for Coca-Cola, a Catoosa County man says that he too has a copy of the formula for the world’s most popular so...
May 21, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left: superintendent Denia Reese, guidance counselor Dianne Hale, STAR teacher Mark Pierce, STAR student Brenna Schroder, STAR parents Kelly and Jeff Schroder and Ringgold Rotarian Randall Peters.
Ringgold Rotary Club honors 2013 STAR student
In just a few days, Ringgold High School senior Brenna Schroder will graduate with highest honors, one of which is being named the STAR student. Each year, the student with the highest SAT score re...
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Graduation ceremonies planned for Catoosa, Walker high schools
· Gordon Lee High School graduation will be held Friday, May 24, at 8 p.m. on the football field. · Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School graduation will be held Friday, May 31, at 6 p.m. at the...
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This is a photo of the water park, under construction, from several weeks ago. (Catoosa News file photo)
Lake Winnie set to open water park Monday
Lake Winnepesaukah is putting the final touches on its new water park SoakYa in time for a Memorial Day (Monday, May 27) opening at 1 p.m. The park was originally scheduled to open Friday, May 24...
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Walker County authorizes county-backed line of credit for Fort Oglethorpe hospital
by Christi McEntyre
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Walker County commissioner Bebe Heiskell signed an intergovernmental agreement Wednesday evening, May 15, authorizing a interim line of credit for Hutcheson Medical Center. The resolution allows f...
Road work under way on Baggett Road in Catoosa
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
State and county-funded patching/resurfacing is in progress at various locations in Catoosa County. Work began on Baggett Road between Poplar Springs Road and Boynton Drive on Monday, May 20, and w...
Weather Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high 87
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May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Today Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013; Mark your calendar
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Tuesday, May 21 COMMUNITY · State Rep. Jay Neal will be the keynote speaker as the Walker County Chamber of Commerce celebrates the graduation of the 2012-2013 Adult Leadership Walker County Clas...
Ringgold prepping for Memorial Day festivities
by Adam Cook
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Ringgold is ready to kick off the summertime with its annual Memorial Day festivities, which includes the 1890s Day Jamboree and the bi-annual Festival of Flags. For the two weeks each year that su...
Saturday, May 18 - Monday, May 20, 2013; Mark your calendar
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Saturday, May 18 CHURCH · Open House at Camp Discovery will be held Saturday, May 18, from 1-3 p.m. Camp Discovery is a Christian Day for children ages 5-12 and is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6p.m. M...
Crime Stoppers: Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office
by Adam Cook
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
· Between 8 a.m. on May 3 and 2 p.m. on May 9, an entering auto crime occurred at Budget Sales at 4193 U.S. 41 in Ringgold, resulting in the theft of more than $500 worth of tools and electronics. ...
Fort Oglethorpe council votes down billboard advertisement
by Natasha Colbaugh
May 17, 2013 | 5 5 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long exercised his right to vote in a tie during the council's May 13 meeting. The matter requiring a tie vote was the placement of a billboard along Interstate 75, adver...