News Line for Fort Oglethorpe

Charter review committee for Fort Oglethorpe finalized; mayor appoints member after councilman’s nominees rejected
The Fort Oglethorpe council has appointed a seven-member committee to review the city’s charter and, in the process, tossed out one council member’s nominees.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council to vote on city charter committee members
It appears not all the nominations for Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long’s charter study committee will make the final cut.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council votes down billboard advertisement
Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long exercised his right to vote in a tie during the council's May 13 meeting.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council to vote on city charter committee members
It appears not all the nominations for Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long’s charter study committee will make the final cut.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe mayor plans charter review panel
Lynn Long, the mayor of Fort Oglethorpe, wasn't happy to have state lawmakers from this area establish a special committee to look into his city's charter.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Fort Oglethorpe development authority embraces plan for LaFayette Road
For the downtown development authority in Fort Oglethorpe, a new and bright future began when the city council approved the master plan for LaFayette Road on March 22.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe to vote on Sunday sales of alcohol
The Fort Oglethorpe City Council on Monday night voted 3-2 to put the question of Sunday alcohol sales on the November ballot.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Fort Oglethorpe City Council OKs LaFayette Road Master Plan
The Fort Oglethorpe City Council approved the LaFayette Road Master Plan at a recent meeting. It calls for changes such as putting islands with landscaping and trees at intervals in the center lane of what's now the five-lane LaFayette Road, reducing much of it to four lanes while maintaining space between the islands so vehicles can turn.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Local lawmakers to introduce de-annexation bill for Fort Oglethorpe site
“The de-annexation of 42 acres of land from the city limits of Fort Oglethorpe benefits the local area,” was the response city leaders received March 13 about a de-annexation bill to be introduced in the current legislative session by state Rep. Tom Weldon of Ringgold and Sen. Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga.
Source: Catoosa County News

Kissner wins Fort Oglethorpe council seat
From the early morning hours on March 19, city hall in Fort Oglethorpe was open for citizens to elect a new council member for the ward five seat.
Source: Catoosa County News

Clay Kissner defeats Judd Burkhart in Fort Oglethorpe election
Voters had mixed reactions Tuesday to Sunday alcohol sales in a smattering of Northwest Georgia special elections.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Development Authority agrees to help fund intersection for planned shopping center on Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe
A joint agreement to fund a new intersection on Battlefield Parkway received final approval by the Catoosa County Development Authority on Tuesday, March 12.
Source: Catoosa County News

Alcohol sales law could shrink Fort Oglethorpe
No booze, you lose.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Fort Oglethorpe council is quick to handle business
With a meeting lasting less than 10 minutes, the Fort Oglethorpe city council was quick to make unanimous decisions on Monday night, March 11.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe mayor fighting de-annexation
Fort Oglethorpe mayor Lynn Long is fighting to keep 41 acres of prime commercial property from being de-annexed from the city.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe fights deannexation of prime land
Fort Oglethorpe Mayor Lynn Long has made a last-ditch effort to keep a 42-acre piece of prime real estate in his city.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Fort Oglethorpe council approves raises, gives green light to traffic light on Battlefield Parkway
Giving raises to city employees was left unresolved earlier this month when the Fort Oglethorpe city council had a difference in opinion about giving 75-cents-per-hour raises to all employees.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe Downtown Development Authority wants full-time director
Fort Oglethorpe Downtown Development Authority, a seven-member board set up to promote business growth for the city, says it needs a director.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe looking at ways to market Civil War’s 150th anniversary
Fort Oglethorpe Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been thinking of creative ways to market the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe still wrangling over pay hike for city employees
Fort Oglethorpe council this week continued talks to hammer out a pay raise plan for city employees that suits everyone. But the issue remains unresolved.
Source: Catoosa County News

Alcohol sales ban prompts request to deannex land
Supporters of Sunday alcohol sales in Fort Oglethorpe had a "told you so" moment Monday night.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Judd Burkhart tells his personal story, shares his thoughts on the pressing issues
Judd Burkhart, 65, a real estate agent and former Fort Oglethorpe mayor and council member is one of two candidates running in a March 19 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Fort Oglethorpe Ward 5 council member Eddie Stinnett, who died in November 2012.
Source: Catoosa County News

Clay Kissner is dedicated to community, tries his hand at politics for the first time
Clarence “Clay” Kissner, 37, a paving contractor and political newcomer is one of two candidates running in a March 19 special election to fill the unexpired term of former Fort Oglethorpe Ward 5 council member Eddie Stinnett, who died in November 2012.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council turns down de-annexation request
Fort Oglethorpe city council on Monday did not grant a request for 42 acres of commercial land, valued at $4 million, to be de-annexed from the city.
Source: Catoosa County News

Election could dunk 'dry' Fort Oglethorpe
Voters in Catoosa County and Ringgold, Ga., OK'd Sunday sales of alcohol in November — leaving Fort Oglethorpe as the sole dry island in the now-wet county.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Two vie for Fort Oglethorpe Council seat
Two candidates will go before voters for the chance to serve a nine-month stint on the Fort Oglethorpe City Council and finish the term of Eddie Stinnett, who died unexpectedly in November.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Plea to allow vote on Sunday beer sales fails before Fort Oglethorpe council
Fort Oglethorpe city council has rejected a council member’s call for another election to let voters decide on whether to allow beer sales on Sunday.
Source: Catoosa County News

Catoosa County, Ga., SPLOST proposals are taking shape
Officials in Catoosa County, Ga., moved closer Friday to putting together a list of public projects to be funded by a 1 cent sales tax — should voters approve the tax on March 19.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

First LOST ruling favors three Georgia cities
A judge has sided with three Georgia municipalities in their battle against Turner County over how local governments divide sales taxes.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sewage rates increase approved
Sewer bills will rise by about 5 to 6 percent in January for Fort Oglethorpe residents after a unanimous vote Monday by the City Council.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Fort Oglethorpe plans special election to fill council seat
Voters in Fort Oglethorpe will go to the polls for a special election on March 19 to fill the unexpired term of recently deceased council member Eddie Stinnett.
Source: Catoosa County News

Voters will fill Fort Oglethorpe Councilman Eddie Stinnett's seat March 19
Fort Oglethorpe will hold a special election March 19, 2013, to fill the seat of Councilman Eddie Stinnett, who died Nov. 28 after a heart attack.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Funeral Saturday for Fort Oglethorpe council member Eddie Stinnett
The funeral for Fort Oglethorpe council member Eddie Stinnett will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, in the chapel at Heritage Funeral Home on Battlefield Parkway.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe council member Eddie Stinnett dies; quorum of three now make up council
Hours after the Fort Oglethorpe city council voted to remove one of its members, another has died in a traffic accident.
Source: Catoosa County News

Fort Oglethorpe councilman, Eddie Stinnett, killed in car accident
The day after a Fort Oglethorpe city councilman was kicked out of his seat over sexual harassment complaints lodged against him, one of the four councilmen who voted to remove him from office was found dead in his car after a crash.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press