🌱 Patch AM: How a deadly Dawnville Road crash led to 30 years prison

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In today's newsletter:

• How a deadly Dawnville Road crash led to 30 years prison
• What Dalton’s steady 3.6% jobless rate means for local workers
• How a Dalton High grad turned her love story into theater

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 58, low: 38.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 58 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Dalton man sentenced to 30 years in prison for crash that killed two (timesfreepress.com) — A Dalton man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a drunk driving crash on Dawnville Road in December 2023 that killed his brother and a friend. Prosecutors said he was driving over 90 mph with a blood alcohol level above Georgia’s legal limit, and family members from both victims’ families spoke at the sentencing.
   

2. Metro Dalton Unemployment Rate Holds Steady At 3.6% (chattanoogan.com) — Dalton’s metro unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% in September, with more people in the labor force and slightly more residents working than the previous month. Total jobs in the Dalton area were flat month-to-month but down from last year, while new unemployment claims ticked up over the month. These numbers give Dalton residents a clear snapshot of current local job conditions.
   

3. When a Performer Met a Playwright (nytimes.com) — A New York-based performer and playwright who grew up in Dalton and graduated from Dalton High School has just married her Broadway-actor partner in a highly theatrical Manhattan celebration. The story traces her journey from Dalton to New York’s arts scene, including her solo play’s international premiere and her continued creative work. Locals may enjoy seeing how her Dalton roots shaped a very big-city love story.
   

4. Dalton Councilman Nicky Lama In Race For Georgia 14th District Seat (chattanoogan.com) — Dalton residents may soon see a familiar name on the congressional ballot, as City Councilman and local entrepreneur Nicky Lama is running for Georgia’s 14th District on a Trump-aligned, “America First” conservative platform. His campaign highlights his Dalton business roots, prior work rolling back local property taxes, and a promise to bring business-style, results-focused leadership to Washington.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Fire Tower Open House
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  12:00 pm
• LEGOs @ the Library
  Northwest Georgia Regional Library , 310 Cappes St , Dalton
  3:00 pm
• Fire Skills and Smores
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  4:00 pm
• Southeast Whitfield Raiders vs Allatoona Buccaneers
  Southeast Whitfield High School , 1954 Riverbend Rd , Dalton
  4:30 pm
• JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ RMS
  Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
  5:00 pm
• NGMSAL Traditional Wrestling Tournament
  Northwest Whitfield High School , 1651 Tunnel Hill Varnell Rd , Tunnel Hill
  5:00 pm
• North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
  The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Wrestling Varsity NGAC Tournament vs Gordon Lee @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd , Ringgold
  7:00 am
• Mission Holiday: Traditional Cherokee Recipes
  New Echota Historic Site , 1211 Chatsworth Highway NE , Calhoun
  11:00 am
• Ornaments and Cocoa
  Fort Mountain State Park , 181 Fort Mountain Park Road , Chatsworth
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Industrial Development Authority Monthly Meeting
  Chatsworth Water Works Commission , 620 S 2nd Ave , Chatsworth
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for janotorial/office cleaning in Dalton. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dalton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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