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Four of Whitfield County’s five commissioners say they oppose mandating masks in public

VARNELL, Ga. — Whitfield County residents wondering how members of the county Board of Commissioners feel about mandating masks ... Read more

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Consolidation or cooperation?: City, county at odds over study of fire departments

DALTON, Ga. — Some members of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners and the Dalton City Council agreed ... Read more

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Ten months after Whitfield County abandoned Administrative Building 2, it is still standing

DALTON, Ga. — It has been 10 months since the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners abandoned Administrative Building ... Read more

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Dalton-Whitfield County Planning Commission recommends rezoning for proposed development;

DALTON, Ga. – The developers behind a proposed 74-acre planned community on Cleveland Highway across from North Whitfield ... Read more

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Whitfield commissioners cut property tax rate; leave special tax districts rate unchanged

DALTON, Ga. — It took three votes and about 20 minutes of discussion, but on Monday the Whitfield ... Read more

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Developer seeking lease to build hotel near Dalton Convention Center

DALTON, Ga. — After decades of suggestions and proposals for improving the area around the Dalton Convention Center, Dalton Mayor ... Read more

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Commissioners’ work session proceeds with only two in attendance; chairman wears T-shirt with words ‘Nevertheless She Persisted’ following controversy

DALTON, Ga. — Members of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners don’t need a quorum to hold a ... Read more

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Commissioners approve law requiring most dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered

DALTON, Ga. — The members of the audience that packed a meeting of the Whitfield County Board of ... Read more

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Commission chairman ‘completely blindsided’ by push to end term limits

DALTON, Ga. — In a move that Whitfield County Board of Commission Chairman Lynn Laughter said “completely blindsided” ... Read more

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Whitfield County budget hearing set for Monday

DALTON, Ga. — Whitfield County general fund spending would rise about 1.8 percent under a proposed 2019 budget ... Read more