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Saturday, May 18 - Monday, May 20, 2013; Mark your calendar
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...
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Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: May 16, 2013

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Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19; Mark your weekend calendar
Friday, May 17 CHURCH · Welcome Hill Baptist Church in Ringgold will have a revival from Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sund...
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William “Billy” Newcom
Former gym teacher’s background check "clean"
A gym instructor arrested Friday for sending inappropriate texts and photos to a 15-year-old former student had a background check before he was hired which came back clean, said Creative Arts Guil...
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Nearly $2,000 in property stolen from Rossville storage unit
A Fort Oglethorpe man recently returned to his storage unit to find that it had been burglarized, with nearly $2,000 worth of his belongings stolen. According to the Fort Oglethorpe Police Departme...
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Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: May 15, 2013

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Georgia’s unemployment rate declines to 8.2 percent in April
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April. The rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March and nine-tenths of a percentage point ...
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A Jeep Grand Cherokee was destroyed upon colliding with a tree on South Chattanooga Street. (Messenger photo/Matt Ledger)
LaFayette man fell asleep at wheel, police say
An accident involving a single vehicle is suspected to have been caused by the driver falling asleep at the wheel. According to the LaFayette Police Department: Jared Lee Marsh, 19, of Darwin Lane,...
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Memorial ride and poker run slated for Saturday in Fort Oglethorpe
by Natasha Colbaugh
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Spring is perfect riding weather. The crisp morning air, combined with the sprouting green landscape, enhances a motorcycle ride beyond belief. Combine the ride with a poker run and the second annu...
Weather Thursday: 20% chance rain, partly sunny, high 81
by National Weather Service
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Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight A 20 percent chance of showe...
Thursday, May 16, 2013; Mark your calendar
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Thursday, May 16 COMMUNITY · “Witness to the Holocaust 2013 Library Tour” will be displayed at the Dade County Public Library (Trenton), from May 16-29. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Dr. Jerry Legg...
Fire destroys mobile home in Walker County
by Matt Ledger
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
An early morning fire destroyed a family’s home south of LaFayette. According to Walker County Emergency Service: At 8:37 a.m. a 911 call reported a structure fire at 85 Baker Drive. All eight occu...
Walker County Sheriff's Office jail report: May 14, 2013
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Weather Wednesday: Sunny, high 85
by National Weather Service
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Today Sunny, with a high near 85. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013; Mark your calendar
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Wednesday, May 15 COMMUNITY · Camp New Dawn, a Christian summer camp located in southwest Walker County, is now accepting applications for male and female counselor positions—18 or older and for ...
“Steel Magnolias” opens at Catoosa County Colonnade on Friday, May 17
by Adam Cook
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The community will be in for two weeks of entertaining Cajun cackling beginning on Friday, May 17, when the Catoosa County Colonnade in Ringgold opens its production of “Steel Magnolias.” The show ...