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Odd thefts reported in Fort Oglethorpe
The Fort Oglethorpe Police Department fielded complaints regarding a pair of odd thefts on Sunday night, June 16, involving a license plate and a manhole cover. Officers were dispatched to the Kmar...
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Michael Green and his family recite the “Pledge of Allegiance” at the opening ceremony of Patriotism at The Post in 2012.
Fort Oglethorpe's Independence Day celebration slated for July 3
Fort Oglethorpe’s annual Independence Day celebration, called Patriotism at The Post, will be held Wednesday, July 3. The event , which will take place on the polo field at Barnhardt Circle, will f...
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Fort Oglethorpe resident Glen Shavers sits in front of his wife Helen in a wheelchair that was given to him by the Vietnam Veterans of America chapter 203 in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook)
Vietnam veterans supply Fort Oglethorpe man with much-needed wheelchair
A retired Fort Oglethorpe man is cruising around his home in style nowadays after a group of Vietnam veterans got together and supplied him with a much-needed wheelchair. “I’m glad you boys came ou...
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An Eastern box turtle was among the burrowing animals that visited the library’s summer reading program. (Catoosa News photo /Mike O’Neal)
Kids of all ages dig Catoosa County library’s summer reading program
By Mike O’Neal moneal@catoosanews.com Youths of all ages, from toddlers to teens, are welcome to learn about worms, ants, dinosaurs — or at least their fossilized remains — and other earthbound cr...
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Weather Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high 87
Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. T...
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Mark your calendar: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Wednesday, June 19 COMMUNITY · Catoosa County Library’s summer reading program for all ages, “Dig Into Reading” is underway with daily activities and programs. Today, June 19, the Southern Jest...
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Two arrested on shoplifting charges in Fort Oglethorpe
A man and woman were arrested a couple of hours apart on shoplifting charges in Fort Oglethorpe following separate theft attempts at the Wal-Mart on Battlefield Parkway, police say. According to th...
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The Catoosa Teachers Federal Credit Union at 25 Gateway Business Park Drive in Ringgold is accepting donations to benefit the Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. (Catoosa News photo/Adam Cook)
Catoosa County credit union pays it forward with help for tornado victims
The Catoosa Teachers Federal Credit Union is currently stepping up to the plate to exemplify its philosophy of “people helping people” by setting up a tornado relief account to help with the rebuil...
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Catoosa County students paint murals to help heal the young
by Mike O'Neal
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Frogs, pandas, turtles and bunnies will soon greet Hutcheson hospital’s youngest patients. That’s because students from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School are painting hospital halls and walls ...
Weekly dancing is Ringgold’s best-kept secret
by Adam Cook
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Every weekend, there’s a lively party going on in downtown Ringgold. Now, it’s not an underground rave, it’s not a “game night,” and it’s not a bonfire out in someone’s back field. It’s a two-night...
Wednesday weather: 90% chance rain, high 79
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Today Occasional showers and thunderstorms. High near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ra...
Mark your calendar: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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Tuesday, June 18 COMMUNITY · The Tennessee Aquarium will present “Ocean Adaptations” at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, at the Chickamauga Public Library. COMMUNITY · The Chattanooga Zoo will be at...
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office report: May 31-June 6, 2013
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The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office, during May 31-June 6, answered 1,405 calls, including 64 that were booked on a total of 123 counts. The violations included both misdemeanor and felony charges ...
Fort Oglethorpe Police Department report: May 31-June 6, 2013
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Arrests Scotty Davis, 32, of 100 Noel Cove, Rossville, was arrested May 30 on a charge of theft by shoplifting. Richard Biggs, 28, of 42 Stovall St., Fort Oglethorpe, was arrested June 3 on a charg...
Weather Monday: 60% chance rain, high 86
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Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfal...
Mark your calendar: Monday, June 17, 2013
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Monday, June 17 COMMUNITY · A section of Spivey Road will be closed for about two weeks, beginning today, June 17, while a stormwater culvert is replaced. Weather permitting, this Keith Communit...