Local News in Whitfield County, Georgia
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Domestic violence deaths rise in Whitfield County
Sat, 05 May 2012 22:47:37 -0700
There were four domestic violence deaths in Whitfield County in 2010 after three years with no reports of fatalities. Only six counties in Georgia had more fatalities from family violence.
President of the Georgia Humanities Council to speak to Whitfield-Murray Historical Society
Wed, 09 May 2012 19:02:18 -0700
The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will hold its next meeting on Sunday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. at the Rock Building (old Murray County High School), 1004 Green Road, Chatsworth. The public is cordially invited.
Whitfield County schools in budget squeeze
Thu, 10 May 2012 21:17:01 -0700
DALTON, Ga. -- As Whitfield County school officials are staring at nearly $28 million in funding cuts and increasing costs for the next school year, they hope a five-year, 1-cent sales tax will be voted in this summer to carry some of the burden.
Former Whitfield resident sworn in to Supreme Court bar
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:02:18 -0700
Very few attorneys get to take a case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. But former Whitfield County resident Daniel Christian Jenkins could one day be one of them.
Whitfield County Coroner Bobbie Dixon to seek re-election.
Sun, 13 May 2012 02:47:08 -0700
Whitfield County Coroner Bobbie Dixon says she will seek re-election.
Baxter to run for re-election as Whitfield magistrate
Fri, 11 May 2012 02:02:24 -0700
Whitfield County Magistrate Judge Sidney Baxter says he will seek re-election this year.
A closer look: Several factors at play in Whitfield schools money numbers
Mon, 07 May 2012 04:32:17 -0700
Budget time has arrived for Georgia school systems, and a combination of state funding cuts and a sluggish economy has left many local officials wondering how to balance spending priorities with shrinking revenue sources.
Man charged in retired trooper’s death denied bond
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:32:38 -0700
A Tennessee man charged with murdering a retired state trooper and trying to cover up the alleged crime with arson was denied bond in Whitfield County Superior Court on Tuesday morning.
Whitfield County budget in the black?
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:03:25 -0700
The Whitfield County government may have ended 2011 with a budget surplus.
WCS Summer School to be at Phoenix High
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:48:03 -0700
Whitfield County Schools’ Summer School is quickly approaching. If you need any credit recovery courses, catch up courses, or just want to work ahead, make plans to be at Phoenix High School on Thursday, May 31, or Friday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to noon for student registration.