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Water view of Civil War
Discussions of a possible canoe trail floated out of the conference room and into the creek over the weekend. About 30 paddlers from the Tennessee Valley Canoe Club floated about eight miles on a ...
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Chickamauga Woman's Club cleaning up roadsides
The Chickamauga Woman’s Club is hoping to pick up more volunteers in its effort to clean up Walker County roadsides. “We’re trying to educate people on the problem of litter,R...
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LaFayette library hosts ShamROCK
North Georgia bands Third Degree, Rose and Aaron Carlton played to a full house of teens Friday night at ShamROCK, an afterhours concert hosted by the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. Click...
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Study group tracks Bragg's route at Chickamauga
Sometimes the placards along the paths at Chickamauga Battlefield just aren’t enough. Members of the Chickamauga Study Group came from as far away as Ohio and Illinois for a weekend of inten...
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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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Controlling yellow weeds in pastures
Now is the time to be thinking about controlling “yellow weeds” or buttercups in pastures. They usually bloom in late April and seem to temporarily take over many of the pastures in the county. T...
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A busy week is a good week
Last week was a busy one for us. As many of you have probably seen in last week’s Catoosa County News and Walker County Messenger, Cherokee Ridge Elementary School in Chickamauga made a large don...
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Lafayette Woman’s Club March meeting
President Carol Bennett called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. She thanked hostesses Ann Bunn, Sandra Scoggins, Jane Ashley, Jennifer Johnston and Amy Moore. The inspiration was given by Ales ...
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I am retired, should I get a Facebook page?
by Dwight Watt
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Yes, you should definitely consider it. Facebook offers a way to make contact with a lot of people. On Facebook the people that you connect with and share with are called Friends. You have the op...
Spring is near….Are you looking to sell your home?
by Joanna Jackson
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The following are some tips to make your home more appealing to potential buyers. Make sure the area around the front door is swept clean and free of clutter. Pressure wash your home, sidewalks...
Spirit night cancelled
by Roger Sherrill
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It is with regret that we must tell you that the April 1 Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A in Fort Oglethorpe has been cancelled. In no way was the cancellation due to Chick-Fil-A, but a choice we had ...
Five generations of the Dills family
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Five generations of the Dills family gathered recently at the home of Gertrude Dills Motley. Mrs. Motley is the only living child of George W. Dills Sr. and Ollie Clark Dills of Tunnel Hill. From l...
Club notes: Senior Neighbors March 4 meeting
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The LaFayette Senior Neighbors met on Thursday, March 4, with 27 members and six visitors present. Margaret Newton, president, called the meeting to order. Robert Patterson opened the meeting wit...
Eagle Scout recognized for city project at council meeting
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Nate Soulje was recognized by the Fort Oglethorpe City Council at the March 8 council meeting. Soulje planted roses along city trails for an Eagle Scout project. The council and mayor expressed the...
McKeehan donates to Locks of Love
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Leonard McKeehan donated 14 inches of his hair to Locks of Love. His hair was cut by his niece, Amy Mashburn, who owns M’Bellish Hair Salon at 6698 Alabama Highway in Ringgold.
Morgan celebrates first birthday
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Gabe Morgan celebrated his first birthday, Jan 14. His parents are Jonathon Morgan of Chickamauga and Brandy Morgan of Gulf Shores, Ala.; sister, Autumn Morgan; aunt, LaTisha Morgan; grandparents, ...

Charlie Sheen (aka Carlos Irwin Estevez) attends his court appearance in Aspen, Colorado. Sheen pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and was ordered to stand trial July 21 during a brief court appearance in an Aspen, Colorado, court.(AFP/Getty Images/Riccardo S. Savi)AP - Actor Charlie Sheen pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges on Monday, nearly three months after his wife told police in a 911 call he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her in Colorado.


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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, British actress Kate Winslet and her husband, director Sam Mendes arrive for the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - British movie star Kate Winslet has separated from her film director husband Sam Mendes after nearly seven years of marriage, their law firm said Monday.


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AP - Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in $62.7 million in its second weekend and becoming the first film released in 2010 to top the $200 million mark.
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