Dalton / Whitfield County - Whitfield County was once part of the Cherokee Indian Nation, and was named after George Whitfield. The city of Dalton, previously called ""Cross Plains,"" was chartered in 1847 by Captain Edward White, a native of Massachusetts and was named in honor of his mother's family. Located on I-75 25 miles south of Chattanooga, TN and 90 miles north of Atlanta, Dalton is home of over 330 industries, and is acknowledged as ""The Carpet Capital of the World"". Mile after mile of carpets and rugs is produced daily in over 100 carpet manufacturing plants and sold in over 100 outlets. Other manufacturing concerns produce thread, yarn, textile chemicals, metal construction, concrete products, screw machine products, dairy and poultry products, tufting machinery, microwave ovens and ranges.
More than 3,000 people jam the Dalton trade center for the North Georgia Career Expo and Job Fair sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor Thursday.
Two men and a woman who live in Dalton are in custody at the Whitfield County Jail after being arrested on Thursday on street gang charges and other offenses by the sheriff's office.
The Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority's budget could almost triple next year, thanks to an infusion of funds from the Grow Greater Dalton project.
Dalton State College is pleased to welcome award-winning blues artist E. G. Kight back to campus for an evening of jazz, country, Southern rock, gospel and blues on Tuesday, Dec.
Schools in Dalton, Ga., garnered the lion's share of federal funding among Northwest Georgia schools in the latest round of the state's Distinguished Title I Schools awards.
The Dalton Utilities board voted 4-1 on Monday to approve a 2010 budget that raises rates across the board 4 percent for electricity, 8 percent for water and 6.5 percent for wastewater.
A* Barbara Ann Lemme, 41, 401 Kingston Highway 293, Cartersville, was charged Saturday by the Murray County Sheriff's Office with DUI , open container of alcohol and driving with an expired tag.
There are more than 475 programs in the United States that help patients get needed prescription drugs free or at a greatly reduced cost, says Mark E. Grayson, deputy vice president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
Ron and Judy Parker don't have family in Charlie Troop, but that didn't stop them from bringing their flags, their enthusiasm and their chocolate Labrador Snickers to the parade on Saturday.
The city of Dalton Historic Preservation Commission will hold a community open house on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall to present the Downtown Dalton Historic District Commercial Design Review Guidelines.
A suspected bank robber walked right into the hands of law enforcement authorities on Thursday, and the Dalton Police Department took part in the arrest, a spokesman said.
Larry Wayne Smith served 20 years in prison for first degree rape in Alabama but failed to notify law enforcement officials when he moved from Catoosa County to Whitfield County just over a month ago, authorities said.
