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Andrew Wilkins covers the Northwest Georgia counties of Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker and Whitfield. He joined the Times Free Press newsroom in February 2022.

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Chris Crowe, left, carries a sign during the protest by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1212 in front of First Student in Dalton on Monday, May 15, 2023. Crowe is vice president of ATU Local 1212.

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Dalton school bus drivers reach deal to end strike

After a week of walking the picket line, the union for Dalton Public Schools bus drivers accepted a contract Friday afternoon with the private company that operates transportation for the school district.

May 22, 2023
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Chicken advocates brought a container of eggs from their backyard chickens to the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

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Catoosa County board passes backyard chicken regulation

An amendment regulating backyard hens in the residential zone was passed by the Catoosa County Board of Commissioners, a decision that brought pledges to unseat the current board from the capacity crowd of Catoosa County chicken advocates.

April 24, 2023
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Staff Photo by Andrew Wilkins / Jennifer Jenkins, the executive director of United in Recovery, holds a fentanyl test strip at LaFayette's Joe Stock Memorial Park in January. The nonprofit recovery organization offers free naloxone and fentanyl testing strips and is participating in a state program to bring help to communities impacted by opioid overdoses.

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Help sent to site of opioid overdoses in new Georgia recovery program

After a community is affected by an opioid overdose, an expanded program from Georgia’s Department of Public Health will send recovery and harm reduction advocates door-knocking in the neighborhood nearby.

April 06, 2023
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Evelyn Wilkey, 7, holds a chicken named Diva as her sister Nora, 8, holds Nugget at the Wilkey home in Catoosa County on Friday, September 2, 2022.

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Catoosa residents look for resolution to chicken war

Catoosa County officials say a decision is coming about the legality of owning backyard chickens. Multiple county residents say the issue is about freedom, independence and the ability to provide for their families.

September 12, 2022
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