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Dalton’s future will be topic of college class
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Some 40 students from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will come to Dalton this fall to help city officials find ways to attract young, creative professionals.
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City trims property tax rate
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council voted 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the city’s property tax rate to 2.875 mills from 2.974 mills.
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Dalton council plans to cut tax rate
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council is slated to cut its property tax rate to 2.87 mills from 2.974 mills when members meet on Tuesday.
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Dalton set to trim tax rate 3.3 percent
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Dalton leaders on Tuesday will vote to cut city revenue by about $250,000.
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DPD begins process to earn CALEA accreditation
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton Public Safety Commission voted Tuesday morning to approve the Dalton Police Department’s initiative to become a CALEA accredited agency.
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Dalton plans to lower tax rate
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton City Council members plan to lower the property tax rate by 3.3 percent thanks to what officials are touting as conservative budgeting.
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Dalton plans ‘major’ jobs announcement
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
New jobs that are headed Dalton’s way likely will be based downtown and attract professionals, the city’s mayor said Friday.
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Station for high-speed rail line could be placed in Dalton
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Dalton Daily Citizen
If and when state and federal officials decide to move ahead with the long talked about Chattanooga to Atlanta high-speed railroad, Dalton officials will be ready.
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City has to protect community
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Dalton Daily Citizen
If Dalton officials want to get serious about improving the overall look and feel of the city, they have to continue to take actions like the City Council did Monday night.
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Dalton to raze three abandoned homes
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Dalton will raze three abandoned homes in the coming weeks in an effort to beautify the city.
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City's vote on animal ordinance postponed
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Dalton Daily Citizen
A Dalton City Council vote on whether to ban residents from leaving their dogs chained in a yard and allowing cats to roam leash-free has been tabled until next month.
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Skateboarders get to design their dream park
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton skateboarders may get a 5,000-square-foot present this Christmas.
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City passes pawn shop law
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council voted 4-0 Monday to require businesses that buy jewelry and precious metals to take part in the city’s pawn shop database.
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Proposed Dalton law would bar tethering dogs
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton residents will no longer be able to leave their dogs chained in their yards, but they will also no longer be required to keep their cats on a leash under proposed changes to the city’s animal control ordinance.
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Governor appoints Hamil to probation advisory council
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Gov. Sonny Perdue has appointed David G. Hamil of Rocky Face to the County & Municipal Probation Advisory Council.
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Dalton Utilities banks on nuclear
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Dalton Utilities is planning to invest about $200 million over the next seven years in what is expected to be America’s most expensive power plant.
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Council holds reading of proposed gold ordinance
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council held the first reading Monday of an ordinance that would require businesses that buy gold, silver and jewelry to take part in the city’s pawnshop database.
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More parks, more amenities in city’s plans
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton would be a much greener city, with two large new parks, under plans presented to the City Council Monday night.
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Dalton making pitch for Police and Fire Games
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Leaders in Dalton are making a pitch for law enforcement personnel and firefighters from across the state to come to town to compete in Georgia’s annual Police and Fire Games.
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Public encouraged to participate in charrette on arts district
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Imagine a day when a family could drive to downtown Dalton and pull into the county parking deck, stroll amongst shops and restaurants downtown on the way to a trolley stop at Little Five Points, and end up at an arts and cultural district in the Crown Mill area, where they could, for example, listen to musicians at an amphitheater, take a pottery class, relax at a park surrounded by century-old oak trees or visit the historic Hamilton House and Crown Archives.
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Chattanooga meeting aims to foster regional cooperation
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Local government officials from across Northwest Georgia and Southeast Tennessee agree they need to work together more to foster economic growth.
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Downtown needs a plan
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Dalton Daily Citizen
It is time for downtown leadership to step up to the task at hand.
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Dalton wants to create festival atmosphere downtown
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Imagine downtown Dalton with maybe a dozen upscale restaurants and a half dozen entertainment venues. Imagine a downtown packed with college students and other young people each weekend.
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City may fund more of school resource officers
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Like other school systems across the state, budget woes have hit Dalton Public Schools hard. After making cuts in several areas to deal with the shortfall, school officials have now turned to the cops.
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Council approves budget amendment, gold ordinance tabled
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton Police Department will get two new patrol cars and the public works department will get a new street sweeper thanks to an amendment to the 2010 budget the City Council approved 4-0 Monday night.
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City Council approves hotel tax increase
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) expects to get an extra $35,150 in revenue the final quarter of 2010, thanks to an increase in the local hotel/motel tax signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue earlier this month.
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Abandoned properties a weedy nuisance in Dalton
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Waist-high grass and mounds of kudzu swallow a handful of yards in Whitfield County.
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Students offer a vision for Whitfield
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
High school students in Whitfield County want more places to shop and eat, safe public transit, a teen social space such as a club, measures to make Dalton a walkable city and more emphasis on public art.
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Controversy on Crawford
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Crawford Street is considered by many as the gateway to downtown Dalton.
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Work at Brookwood Park designed to make it more attractive
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Brookwood Park is one of the first things visitors see as they leave I-75 and travel down Walnut Avenue to downtown Dalton.
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Dalton leader eyes looser drink ordinances
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
A key to attracting young adults to live, work and play in Dalton may lay in how the city crafts its alcohol consumption laws, according to recent data and one council member.
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Dalton increases pension funding
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council voted 4-0 Monday to put an additional $350,000 into its pension fund.
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Bidding to start on new and improved Dalton soccer fields
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Mayor David Pennington said the city’s main soccer fields are “down to sand” and need to be replaced, so city officials are going to resurface those fields as well as build two new dual purpose football-soccer fields at James Brown Park.
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An empty feeling
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
The feeling that the town is emptying out coupled with a lack of jobs are pushing people such as Jesus Saldaña to seriously consider relocating, even if it means leaving the place they’ve called home for years.
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Crews outlines goals for Dalton council
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Drawing on a background of business and volunteer work, the Dalton City Council's new 4th Ward alderman, Gary Crews, aims to strengthen the city's economy and quality of life.
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Campaign signs not a problem so far
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Dalton Daily Citizen
For local political candidates and their supporters, there are two key rules to remember when putting up campaign signs: Don’t put them on public property or rights of way. And don’t put them on private property without the owner’s permission.
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Dalton swears in new alderman
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sworn in Monday evening, Gary D. Crews is the newest face on the Dalton City Council.
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Dalton Utilities eyes recreation on the Haig Mill reservoir
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton Utilities officials first looked at turning the Haig Mill reservoir into a recreational facility seven years ago, said utility president and CEO Don Cope. And the utility is prepared to do what it can to help the city with its current plans for the lake.
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Crews to take council seat tonight
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton businessman Gary Crews will be sworn in as the city’s newest City Council member tonight.
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Crawford Street merchants excited about city’s plans for street
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Several merchants along Crawford Street say they are excited about Dalton’s plans to create a median on the street and make it more attractive.
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Dalton to build more soccer fields
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
As the demographics of Dalton started to change, so did the types of sports and facilities the community required.
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Dalton to vote on spending $400K grant
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on a plan to spend more than $400,000 in federal community development block grant (CDBG) money it will receive this year.
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Federal grant will benefit community center
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The bulk of the $441,488 in federal community development block grant (CDBG) funds Dalton has been given this year will go to rebuild the Dalton Community Center on Fredrick Street under a plan approved by the City Council Monday night.
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Mayor shows off Dalton’s ‘green hat’
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Two years ago, Dalton Mayor David Pennington took office with promises to make the city a more attractive place to do business, increase tourism and make the city a more attractive residence area for retirees.
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Mayor: City may have to help school system
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton won’t be directly affected by state budget cuts, says Mayor David Pennington. But Pennington says he’s worried the city may have to step in and fill some of the gaps created by state cuts to other local governments or school systems.
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Crews gets ready to serve on City Council
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Barring any last minute write-in candidates, Gary Crews will take his seat on the Dalton City Council when the council meets next on May 17.
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City's Dog Park 'a wonderful place'
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Dalton Daily Citizen
It’s important for dogs to get enough exercise and to be able to socialize with other dogs. But city dogs don’t always get those opportunities, says Chris Stearns, a veterinarian with Dalton Animal Care.
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Proceeds from beer festival to go toward public art
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Dalton Daily Citizen
People attending Saturday’s Downtown Dalton Beer Tasting Festival will be helping the city develop a public art program that officials hope will enhance the area’s quality of life and contribute to a “sense of place.”
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Crews qualifies for seat in Dalton
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Candidates interested in filling the Dalton City Council seat vacated last month by Charlie Bethel have until Friday to get their names in the hat.
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Dalton, Varnell to hold special election for councils
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Local cities typically hold their elections in odd-numbered years. But a couple of resignations have led Dalton and Varnell to hold special elections on July 20, along with the general primaries, to fill a couple of seats.
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Extra funds may help CVB market area
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) could get a big boost from a tax bill recently approved by the General Assembly.
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Dalton expands sewer service
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Dalton Utilities will continue to extend its sewers into northern Whitfield County to help handle growth into what utility officials expect will be one of the fastest-growing parts of Northwest Georgia.
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Council selects firm for community center construction
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council voted 3-0 Monday night to accept a $4.383 million proposal from Headley Construction of Newnan to build the new Dalton Community Center.
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Council OKs skate park
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council voted 3-0 Monday night for the recreation department to go ahead with plans for a skate park.
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Council to award Community Center bid tonight
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council is scheduled to vote on bids for the reconstruction of the Dalton Community Center when it meets tonight at 6 p.m. in City Hall.
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Grant to benefit wide range of Dalton agencies, activities
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton officials held a public hearing Thursday morning on plans to spend $400,000 in CDBG funds the city has been allocated in fiscal 2010, which starts July 1.
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Council OKs bond issue for community center
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council and the Dalton Building Authority agreed to issue $5.6 million in bonds to fund the reconstruction of the Dalton Community Center as well as various recreation department projects.
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Plans for park skate forward
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton Middle School student Victor Cervantes says no matter how young you are, if you’ve got an idea to make Dalton better you should present it to the City Council.
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Cleanup begins before new cemetery rules are in place
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Families have until May 14 to remove any items in Dalton’s West Hill Cemetery that violate cemetery rules, but public works director Benny Dunn said many people have already started cleaning up.
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Council to hear skate park plans
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton City Council members will get their first look at plans for a possible skateboard park when they meet tonight at 6 p.m. in City Hall.
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Petition sparks talk of Dalton skate park
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
After eighth-grader Victor Cervantes studied the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, he decided to exercise his right to petition and persuade city officials to build a skate park.
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Runoff raises concern
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Officials are working to mitigate flooding and pollution caused by stormwater runoff and to develop a system to pay for stormwater projects.
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Council to consider community center bids next month
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council could vote on bids for the rebuilding of the Dalton Community Center at its April 5 meeting.
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Local officials view possible cuts at college with concern
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton State College plays a big part in plans by local leaders to grow and diversify the area’s economy, so they are viewing proposed cuts to the college with some concern.
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Dalton to crackdown on cemetery rules
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Margie Painter said the City Council's plans to enforce cemetery rules will return dignity to where many of her friends and family members are buried.
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Pennington creates blog to call attention to the importance of manufacturing
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Dalton Daily Citizen
America needs to get back to making things, says Dalton Mayor David Pennington. Pennington has recently created a blog where he plans to call attention to the importance of manufacturing to America’s economy.
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Bethel resigns council seat
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Dalton Daily Citizen
Charlie Bethel, who is running for the state House of Representatives District 4 seat, resigned from the Dalton City Council Monday night during the council’s meeting.
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Dalton City Council to vote on cemetery policies tonight
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Dalton Daily Citizen
The Dalton City Council will vote tonight on a resolution outlining new policies for the care and upkeep of West Hill Cemetery.
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Dalton, Whitfield study joint fire service
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
A pile of maps and paperwork covers the rectangular table in Dalton Fire Chief Bruce Satterfield's conference room.
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