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Michael D’Angelo with RecycleBank tells the Fort Oglethorpe City Council how the company translates pounds of recycling into redeemable points for the customer. (Catoosa News photo/Heather Gentry)
Fort Oglethorpe considering recycling program
The city of Fort Oglethorpe is interested in offering a recycling program through RecycleBank. RecycleBank has more than a million customers in 20 states, according to its website. To date, the am...
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Savings in the March 12 edition of the Walker County Messenger
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Craft supporters hold fundraiser in Chattanooga
The trial against a former kindergarten teacher accused of child molestation gets postponed. A judge pushed back the trial of Tonya Craft till next month, but last night, Craft’s supporters ...
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Craft trial delayed due to defense team member's family illness
The trial of a former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher charged with child molestation, scheduled to start Monday, has been moved to April, court records show. One of Tonya Craft’s attorneys,...
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Students, parents, faculty and community leaders look over the projects Thursday, March 4, at “Project Synergy.” (Messenger photo/Matt Ledger) Rossville's teens voice their hopes for their hometown
“Project Synergy” is giving Ridgeland High School students a voice in Rossville’s future. For the past month, more than 300 students at the school have been busy creating a concept that could theo...
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LaFayette Skate N’ Play to host Relay for Life
LaFayette Skate N’ Play will host a Relay for Life Spring Fest on Thursday, March 25, from 4-8 p.m. Owner Rex Ellison said, “Everyone is welcome to come out and all proceeds will go to the Relay F...
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Former Chickamauga teacher's molestation trial postponed until April 12
The trial for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher scheduled to go on trial Monday for 22 counts of sexual crimes against children, has been postponed until April 12. The dela...
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Fort Oglethorpe's monthly Cruse-In events crank up Saturday
The Cruise-In car shows in Fort Oglethorpe are starting up again this month. The events will take place on the third Saturday of each month until November beginning at 4 p.m. until dark. LaFayette...
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LaFayette soldier returns from Afghanistan with 108th Cavalry
by Josh O’Bryant
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The 108th Cavalry, including 23-year-old Justin Asher of LaFayette, returned home from Afghanistan on Sunday, March 7. U.S. Army National Guard Medic Sgt. Asher returned after a year tour of duty....
Student drug testing policies inconsistent across region
by Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Testing students for drug use is tricky business, so while some local school systems recently have adopted policies, others have experimented and stopped testing altogether. In December, Bradley Co...
Campaign for Craft includes website, T-shirts, bumper stickers — and tonight, a fundraiser
by Josh O’Bryant
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A fundraiser will be held tonight for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher scheduled to go on trial in Catoosa County Superior Court for 22 counts of sexual crimes against child...
January unemployment rises to 11.6 percent in northwest Georgia area
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The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that the preliminary unadjusted unem-ployment rate in the northwest Georgia area rose to 11.6 percent in January, up seven-tenths of one percentage po...
Costco deadline moved up to get store open by August
by Heather Gentry
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Fort Oglethorpe mayor Ronnie Cobb says the construction company is working to get the site where Costco Wholesales wants to build ready by May 10. The new deadline will give Costco more time to ge...
Ringgold man sentenced for providing alcohol to teen killed in 2008 crash
by WDEF News Channel 12, Chattanooga
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A criminal court case in Judge Rebecca Sterns courtroom yesterday resulted in Trevor Guthrie age 42 pleading guilty to providing alcohol to minors and receiving a sentence of 11 months/29 days. He ...
Ringgold plans Day of Prayer event for May 6
by Adam Cook
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Ringgold City Council, during its regular meeting Monday night, approved a Day of Prayer event to take place May 6 at the Depot. “It’s a special event, and we’re really excited about it,” said Cly...
Catoosa County power outage
by WTVC News Channel 9, Chattanooga
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Catoosa County 911 confirmed an apparent tranformer explosion knocked out power to a number of homes and businesses in the Ringgold area Monday night. Click here to read article Become a CatW...
A jailed Jordanian cleric who is behind bars for promoting terrorist attacks appears to be the face of Al Qaeda’s newest recruitment campaign.
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Thu Mar 11 10:55:55 -0600 2010
By the time it’s over, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon should have easily improved on his longstanding record as the biggest-spending U.N. secretary-general in history, by a respectable margin
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Thu Mar 11 08:28:57 -0600 2010
Speaker's aides knew of concerns about Eric Massa's behavior as far back as October, a new black eye for Dems
Damage From Massa, Rangel Adds to Dems' Woes
Ethics Panel Ends Investigation Into Massa
FOX FORUM: What Led to the 'Massa-cre?'
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Thu Mar 11 11:59:02 -0600 2010