In the midst of a flurry of complaints against Public Safety Director Tommy Freeman for fostering a hostile work environment and retaliation against employees, city officials confirm he was fired this morning.
Truckers driving big rigs through Rossville will need to stay on U.S. Highway 27 -- or face a $141 fine.
Dalton High School has been ranked the 16th-best school in Georgia in an annual U.S. News & World Report study.
The state is investigating whether a Walker County Sheriff's Office employee failed to dispose of items collected in crime investigations as required by state law.
The Walker County Sheriff's Office has ruled the death of a man found with his feet bound and a pillow case over his head as a suicide.
Walker County Clerk Carter Brown received "clerk of the year" honors for the Northwest Georgia district.
Walker County Schools officials say they had no choice but to lay off about 50 teachers this year as Georgia continues to tighten the reins on education funding, leaving local school systems to make grim choices on what public education in the state will look like.
LaFayette, Ga., is due to get a piece of history to put on display: a passenger car used by the storied Central of Georgia Railway.
A Ringgold, Ga., attorney was arrested after cocaine and methamphetamine were found inside her home, according to police.
A second arrest has been made in the case of a Georgia man accused of killing his brother and father and shooting his mother.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — When Howard Finster had a vision in 1976 to paint sacred art, the retired Baptist minister said God asked him to create 5,000 works to spread the gospel.
Trenton, Ga., officials' decision to eliminate the position of Better Hometown manager led six of the seven members of the city's Downtown Development Authority board to resign as one last week.
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — In 2010, the Chattooga County School District adopted a four-day school week to save money.
DALTON, Ga. — Bloody and hysterical, 50-year-old Deborah Canales fled up her street and burst through her neighbor's door. She screamed that her son had shot her and her husband, a neighbor told 911.
Dalton State College will eliminate three full-time positions and cut back hours on several others because of a projected budget shortfall for fiscal year 2013, school officials said today.
