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Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Metro Dalton Unemployment Rate Falls To 3.4% In August (chattanoogan.com) — Dalton's job market remains strong, with the metro unemployment rate dipping to 3.4% in August and more residents employed than a year ago. State labor officials say the local labor force is steady, with over 63,000 Dalton residents working and nearly 66,000 jobs in the area, reflecting continued economic resilience even as total jobs slipped slightly year-over-year.
2. More Arrest in Dalton Spa Prostitution Operation (wdef.com) — Dalton residents are learning more about a major crackdown on seven local massage parlors, where Dalton Police and the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office recently made 14 prostitution-related arrests. Officials say no sex trafficking victims were identified, but a local advocate explains how easily prostitution can overlap with trafficking and notes Dalton's ongoing moratorium on new massage parlors as the city tries to curb abuse.
3. Officials to distribute oral rabies vaccine baits in Georgia beginning in late October (wdef.com) — Dalton will be one of several northwest Georgia cities where helicopters drop oral rabies vaccine baits for raccoons around October 7, 2026, as part of a USDA effort to curb rabies. Residents may see low-flying aircraft and fish-scented packets; officials advise leaving baits alone, handling them only with gloves, and contacting health authorities if exposed to the liquid vaccine.
4. GNTC students awarded fall 2026 Gov. Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship (coosavalleynews.com) — Dalton-area residents may recognize Stephen Williams and other Georgia Northwestern Technical College students honored with the Gov. Nathan Deal Technical Education Scholarship at GNTC's Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton. The award supports industrial and technical programs, requires a 3.0 GPA, and is open to residents of Whitfield, Gordon, and Murray counties preparing for in-demand local careers.
5. Bruins pull away from Woodland in second half: Villafuerte rushes for 188 yards, four touchdowns in Northwest's 42-28 win (daltoncitizen.com) — Dalton football fans get a quick note here: the Catamounts return from an open week to host region rival Cedartown soon, while other Whitfield County teams battled Friday night. Northwest Whitfield pulled away from Woodland behind a huge rushing performance, and several neighboring schools continued key early-season region matchups.
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