🌱 Patch AM: Dalton family mourns Edward LaCounte Sallette, devoted engineer and churchman

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• Dalton family mourns Edward LaCounte Sallette, devoted engineer and churchman

Also on today's calendar: Christmas with the Austins and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Low clouds, temps: high: 59, low: 30.
• Sunday: Sunny, windy and much colder, with a high of 34 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Edward LaCounte Sallette (hhjonline.com) — Dalton readers may recognize the Sallette family, as one of Edward LaCounte Sallette’s daughters lives here in Dalton. The 89-year-old engineer, church volunteer, and devoted family man passed away December 5, with a memorial service set for Saturday in Eatonton, Georgia.
   

📸 Around Dalton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dalton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• 🎅Santa's Coming to Fiddleheads
  Fiddleheads Garden Center, 1237 W Walnut Ave, Dalton
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Christmas with the Austins
  Tunnel Hill Heritage Center & Museum , 215 Clisby Austin Rd , Tunnel Hill
  3:00 pm
• Christian Heritage School Lions vs Greenforest Christian Academy (EL)
  Christian Heritage School , Christian Heritage School Stadium , Dalton
  4:30 pm
• HUNKS The Show at The Pour Choices Bar (Chatsworth, GA) 12/13/25
  The Pour Choices Bar , 99 GA-286 , Chatsworth
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Fall Into Autumn Market
  Mack Gaston Community Center , 218 N Fredrick St , Dalton
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• The Nutcracker 2025
  The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Christmas with the Austins: Living History Day
  Tunnel Hill Heritage Center & Museum , 215 Clisby Austin Rd , Tunnel Hill
  10:00 am
• Dalton Catamounts vs Northwest Whitfield Bruins
  Dalton High School , 1500 Manly St , Dalton
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• New Hope Middle School vs Bagley Middle School
  Northwest Whitfield High School , 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd , Tunnel Hill
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• NGMSAL Traditional Wrestling Tournament
  Northwest Whitfield High School , 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd , Tunnel Hill
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ecolab Inc. posted a job opening for Wastewater Technician in Dalton. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chatsworth

• Appalachian Regional Port reports busiest November on record (wsbtv.com)
• Obituaries for December 11, 2025; Brenda Collis, JoAnn Foster, June Gilbert, Lillian Reece, Mike Spangler (pickensprogress.com)

Ringgold

• Kendra Scott, Bin There Dump That and more new Hamilton County business licenses (timesfreepress.com)

LaFayette

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-- The Patch AM Team

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