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Special agent Marc Veazey (left) and Sheriff Steve Wilson traded jokes about the FBI Friday night at the Walker County Civic Center, following a roast and dinner held in Wilson’s honor. (Messenger photo/Matt Ledger)
Walker County sheriff Steve Wilson gets roasted
Walker County sheriff Steve Wilson was roasted by his comrades and friends Friday night, hosted by the Rossville Exchange Club at the Walker County Civic Center. Needing a badge of courage instead...
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Hamilton judge to preside in Willis hearing
Accused double-murderer Howard Hawk Willis is scheduled to appear in court before Hamilton County Special Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood on Tuesday, according to the Washington County Circuit Court Cle...
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Jennifer Sullivan and other Tonya Craft supporters sell bumper stickers to help pay Craft’s legal expense. (Messenger photo/Josh O’Bryant) Truth for Tonya: Supporter speaks out for former Chickamauga teacher accused of child molestation
Jennifer Sullivan, a longtime friend of Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher facing 22 counts of child sex offenses, is convinced “1,000 percent” that her friend is innocent. S...
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Fort Oglethorpe requests payroll information from Post Volunteer Fire Department before giving monthly contribution
Fort Oglethorpe city manager Ron Goulart says Post Fire Department has not received the monthly contribution from the city yet. He said he’s waiting on timesheets and payroll information that “sub...
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Craft trial delayed due to defense team member's family illness
The trial of a former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher charged with child molestation, scheduled to start Monday, has been moved to April, court records show. One of Tonya Craft’s attorneys,...
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Former Chickamauga teacher's molestation trial postponed until April 12
The trial for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher scheduled to go on trial Monday for 22 counts of sexual crimes against children, has been postponed until April 12. The dela...
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Tonya Craft Campaign for Craft includes website, T-shirts, bumper stickers — and tonight, a fundraiser
A fundraiser will be held tonight for Tonya Craft, the former Chickamauga kindergarten teacher scheduled to go on trial in Catoosa County Superior Court for 22 counts of sexual crimes against chil...
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Ringgold man sentenced for providing alcohol to teen killed in 2008 crash
A criminal court case in Judge Rebecca Sterns courtroom yesterday resulted in Trevor Guthrie age 42 pleading guilty to providing alcohol to minors and receiving a sentence of 11 months/29 days. He...
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Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office report for Feb. 26 to March 4, 2010
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The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, during Feb. 26 to March 4, answered 1,437 calls, including 74 that were booked on a total of 138 counts. The violations included both misdemeanor and felony cha...
Fort Oglethorpe fire destroys apartment, severely damages another
by WDEF News Channel 12, Chattanooga
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At least one apartment is a total loss and a second is severely damaged after a fire Monday in Ft. Oglethorpe. It happened at the Cedar Brook Apartments just before noon. One man is being called a ...
Defense files host of motions in case of former Chickamauga teacher accused of child molestation
by Josh O’Bryant
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More than 30 motions have been filed in Catoosa County Superior Court in the case of a former Chickamauga school teacher accused of molesting three children. On Monday, Judge Brian House presided ...
Radio talk show host describes gag order against Craft as Orwellian
by Josh O’Bryant
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Jeff Styles, the radio talk show host for Chattanooga’s WGOW Talk Radio! 102.3 FM and host of the Fred show, describes last week’s interview with Tonya Craft, which was interrupted by a gag order, ...
First on 3: Tonya Craft in her own words
by WRCB News Channel 3, Chattanooga
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In two weeks, a former North Georgia kindergarten teacher goes on trial for child molestation charges. Three young girls tell detectives Tonya Craft molested them in Catoosa County. In an unusual s...
Molestation case leads to emotional divisions
by Chattanooga Times Free Press
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A child molestation case that resulted in a procedural squabble just days before it goes to trial illustrates the difficulties the accused and accusers endure when such volatile charges are leveled...
Crafting a case
by WTVC News Channel 9, Chattanooga
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A fired Chickamauga teacher heads to court Monday afternoon to begin a legal process she calls very flawed. Tonya Craft talked with us earlier this week about molestation accusations she calls "fal...
Judge recuses self in case of slain Chickamauga couple
by The Associated Press
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — An East Tennessee judge presiding over a dismemberment killing case has stepped down. The Johnson City Press reported that Washington County Criminal Court Judge Lynn Brown r...
The 6-year-old son of a Colorado nursing student who ran off to Europe to join a terrorist murder cell was brainwashed into a hate-filled Islamic fundamentalist zombie, his family said Saturday, The New York Post reported.
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Sun Mar 14 07:39:00 -0500 2010
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO's top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents said Sunday.
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Sun Mar 14 10:49:44 -0500 2010
Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.
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Sun Mar 14 07:54:54 -0500 2010