Staff Photo by Andrew Wilkins / Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood speaks to the audience Oct. 8, 2024, at a candidates forum in Dalton. Chitwood is being challenged by Republican and former ...

Thirty-two years after he was first elected, Whitfield County's Democratic sheriff was ousted by a Republican challenger who is also one of his former deputies. Ellen Gerst covers growth ...

School resources officers, crime and mental health in the county's jail were the topics during a candidates' forum featuring Whitfield County's incumbent sheriff and his challenger. Andrew Wilkins ...