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Cast your votes for the "Best of Walker"
The Walker County Chamber of Commerce and the Walker County Messenger are sponsoring the third annual “Best of Walker” contest, in which residents are encouraged to vote for their favorites in loc...
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Walker County Sheriff’s Office report: Aug. 25-31, 2010
These people were booked into the Walker County Detention Center during Aug. 25-31. Those with charges are innocent until they plead guilty or are proven guilty in a court of law. The charges incl...
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Lake Winnepesaukah salutes emergency personnel Sept. 11
In admiration of the heroic contributions of emergency service personnel on 9-11, Lake Winnepesaukah will honor emergency medical technicians, police, firefighters and military personnel and their...
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Walker County's "Most Wanted": Michael Jameson Burchfield
Michael Jameson Burchfield is wanted for theft by taking. Burchfield is a white male, (born May 25, 1974), blue eyes, brown hair, 5 feet 9 inches and 240 pounds. The Walker County Sheriff’s Office...
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Man arrested for burglary at LaFayette pharmacy
The person believed to have broken into Medi-Thrift Pharmacy in LaFayette on Sunday, July 11, and stolen sev-eral hundred pain pills has been arrested. Jeremy Shane Edwards was arrested for the b...
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Tunnel Hill Civil War re-enactment to be held Sept. 11 and Sept. 12
The Tunnel Hill Historical Foundation will kick off the fall season with the 17th annual Battle of Tunnel Hill Civil War re-enactment Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...
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Megan Neal Walker County BB gun victim shows slow prognosis; investigation ongoing
The 10-year-old Fort Oglethorpe girl shot through the eye with a BB gun is still at TC Thompson’s Hospital in Chattanooga. Megan Neal, whose family has released her name via a Facebook page called...
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Crime Stoppers: Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office
· On Wednesday, Sept. 1, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., a burglary occurred at a residence at 1355 Burning Bush Road in Ringgold. A total of more than $2,700 dollars in jewelry and electronics ...
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Celtic Festival and Highland Games this weekend in Ringgold
by Adam Cook
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Ordinarily when Labor Day rolls around, it’s a time for cookouts, camping, and trips to the nearest body of water. This weekend, though, Ringgold will host the third annual Appalachian Celtic Festi...
Weather: Partly cloudy, high 90
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Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly cloudy, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. To...
Today's Hot Deal: $25 for 18 holes of golf at Meadow Lakes Golf Club
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Today’s deal is for 18 holes of golf at Meadow Lakes Golf Club for $25. The Hot Deal lasts until 11:59 p.m. tonight. We all love to find a bargain. Folks in the Greater Rome area can save at lea...
Ringgold Middle bulletin board recognize school system theme
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Catoosa County Public Schools has adopted the theme of “Destination Graduation” for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Denia Reese said, “I want every student who enters a Catoosa County Sch...
Balloons & Tunes Festival makes it possible to save on overnight lodging
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Friends and family traveling to the Balloons & Tunes Festival from out of town can save money at select local hotels when they mention they are attending the festival. Visit www.balloonsandtunesfe...
Kroger could come to Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold, could lead to shopping center
by Mark Andrews
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Catoosa County could see new jobs and a new shopping center if negotiations with Kroger are successful. Randall Peters, chairman of the Catoosa County Development Authority, confirmed “to his know...
Catoosa County sheriff’s deputy arrested for DUI while off-duty
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A Catoosa County sheriff’s deputy has been placed on leave after wrecking a vehicle and being arrested for driving drunk. He was off-duty at the time of the crash. According to sheriff Phil Summer...
Hot air balloons take flight at the Balloons & Tunes Festival
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Ten hot air balloons will make an appearance in northwest Georgia Sept. 24 through Sept. 26 at the Balloons & Tunes Festival, sponsored by the Walker County Chamber of Commerce. The balloons are c...
New employment figures renew Republicans' call for Obama to replace his economic team and ratchet up game plan, as the president sought to put the best face on what many say is just more evidence of an economy stuck in neutral. | VIDEO
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