The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), in partnership with the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust (GOCAT), today announced the launch of a statewide initiative to provide opioid overdose reversal kits to every public school in the state of Georgia.   “The opioid settlement funds give us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn tragedy into prevention,” said DBHDD Commissioner Kev

Photos (from top, left): Heather White, Amanda Horne, Donald White, Michelle Reagan, Winifred Schmidt, Summer Wilson, Alan Elder, Randy Clark, Theresa Gordon, Bo Barrett, Danny Jones, Bobby Wills and Jordan Douthitt. Hamilton Medical Center and Vitruvian Health (formerly Hamilton Health Care System) recently presented the Heart of Hamilton and Hero Awards to associates for acts that exceeded performance expectations.   Recent recipients of the Heart of Hamilton Award were Hea

With Hamilton Medical Center leaders, Environmental Services (EVS) associates who recently received advanced certification are pictured. From left are Larry Lear, EVS director; Rita Staten, EVS associate; Samantha Sixto-Cortez, EVS associate; Judean Guinn, CNO and vice president; Gloria Paniagua, EVS associate; Pricilla Pluff, EVS associate; Mohammed Belhaj, EVS associate; Merlin Hernandez, EVS associate; Danny Wright, vice president; and Amy Carroll, Infection Prevention spe

(From left) Dr. Heidi Popham, GNTC president, confers an associate degree in Cybersecurity to Whitfield Hilton Payne Jr., an associate degree in Cybersecurity. Approximately 300 Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students crossed the stage of the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Dec. 4, to the cheers of their families, friends and instructors.   After students, administrators and faculty marched into place during Processional and stood for the National Anthem,

Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene addresses the crowd of hundreds that showed up for a public hearing in Murray County on Thursday night, while representatives from Vanguard Renewables look on. Hundreds of people showed up Thursday night, Dec. 4, 2025 to a public hearing in Murray County, to voice their concerns over a bioenergy process facility proposed for the area. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) was on hand to be a voice for her constituents, as was Stat

Three people are dead after a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 South in Dalton on Thursday. According to the Georgia State Patrol, at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, Troopers responded to a three-vehicle fatal crash on I-75 South at MM 336, within the city limits of Dalton at the Rocky Face exit. The crash investigation revealed that a 2025 Hyundai Elantra, which had been fleeing from the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, was traveling the wrong direction on I-75 sou

AdventHealth Medical Group is pleased to announce that AlbitPaoli, MD, has joined AdventHealth Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Calhoun. He will also provide care at AdventHealth Medical Group Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Chatsworth. Dr. Paoli earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and his Doctor of Medicine from the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine in Bayamón, Pu

First National Community Bank (FNCB), the wholly owned subsidiary of First Chatsworth Bankshares, Inc., is pleased to announce this holiday season’s initiatives in spreading joy and giving back to its local communities across northwest Georgia. From a branch system wide Customer Appreciation Holiday Cookie party on Friday December 19th to parades and festive sponsorships, FNCB is honored to be a part of so many special moments this December. The bank’s involvement includes a

(From left) Legare Price, associate vice president of Student Success at GNTC; Matt Bryant, director of Enrollment Services at GNTC; and Stuart Phillips, vice president of Student Affairs and Student Success at GNTC, pose for a photo as Bryant holds his TCSG Student Impact Award. Matt Bryant, director of Enrollment Services at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), has been recognized for his outstanding commitment, innovation and impact in supporting Student Success.

The Gordon County Board of Commissioners welcomed the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce’s 2025/2026 Youth Leadership class to the most recent meeting of the Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night, Dec. 2, 2025. This is the 30th class of the program that’s been held over the last 31 years, with around 1,300 high school juniors and seniors graduating from the program through the years. A program of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce, the mission of the Youth Leaders