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🌱 Which Cohutta spots just scored a perfect 100 on health inspections?
Cohutta, Georgia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Cohutta! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Cohutta spots just scored a perfect 100 on health inspections?
- How Cohutta’s Red Clay Resort is stepping up after Dalton’s pool closure
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.
- Sunday: Warmer with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Inspectors throw out 8 lbs. of unsafe-to-eat queso; employees spotted not washing hands (local3news.com) — Cohutta residents can check that Downtown Creamery and Red Clay Resort both earned perfect 100 health scores in the latest regional inspections. The report also flags several nearby Tennessee Valley restaurants with serious violations, from unsafe queso to poor handwashing, and lists dozens of other scores across Hamilton, Whitfield, and surrounding counties. 
• John Davis Recreation Center Pool closed for remainder of summer due to maintenance issue: Haig Mill Lake Trail, now re-opened, is among other available outdoor recreation options (daltoncitizen.com) — Cohutta swimmers still have a full-size option at Red Clay Resort, even as Dalton’s John Davis Recreation Center pool closes early for major pump repairs. The article explains why the Dalton pool is shut, highlights the free Mack Gaston splash pad, and details hours, prices, and amenities at Cohutta’s spring-fed pool plus updates on the newly paved Haig Mill Lake Trail.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Vann House Day, 2026 →
Chief Vann House Historic Site, 82 GA-225, Chatsworth
10:00 am -
Merry Christmas in July BACK2SCHOOL School Supplies Giveaway →
The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
11:00 am -
Free Summer Movies: The Wild Robot →
Patriot Hall, 320 Emberson Dr, Ringgold
11:00 am -
Re-Registration
MECH-Murray Campus Murray campus
4:00 pm -
AI for Business: 4-Part Training Series Presented by SevenWired →
Forsyth-Monroe Co Chamber of Commerce, 57 N Jackson St Suite 102, Forsyth
11:30 am -
Varsity & JV Volleyball Scrimmage @ HMS
Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd, Ringgold, GA 30
6:00 pm -
Meet the Generals
Heritage High School Ringgold, GA 30736
7:00 pm -
Staff Flex Day
Whitfield County Dalton, GA 30720 -
Burr Park Downtown Dalton Ga. →
Burr Performing Arts Park, 101 S Hamilton St, Dalton
6:30 pm -
Off the Rails - Murder of Crowes →
Burr Performing Arts Park, 101 S Hamilton St, Dalton
6:30 pm -
Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party — Let's Go Fort O →
Catoosa County Library, 108 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
10:00 am -
Debra Perry & Jaidyn's Call →
The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
5:00 pm
Saturday July 25
Tuesday July 28
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
Friday July 31
Saturday August 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Peace I leave with you;
my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (Nextdoor Cohutta)
- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Shop Supervisor Trainee (Onsite Morristown, TN) in Ringgold. Apply here.
- Shaw Industries posted a job opening for Spotter Driver - 3rd Shift (Plant WD) in Dalton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cohutta here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ringgold
- UPDATE: Catoosa County stormwater crew making progress on drainage project in Rolling Hills (local3news.com)
- UPDATE: Catoosa County proposes $47M budget with lower millage rate (local3news.com)
- Scott's Five Must-See Matches From The Weekend Of 7/16 – 7/19 (pwponderings.com)
Dalton
- Recognize him? Man stole beer from Dalton convenience store three times in four days (newschannel9.com)
- Woman struck and killed by train in Dalton on Thursday (daltoncitizen.com)
- Dateline Digest & Community Calendar for Friday, July 24 (daltoncitizen.com)
Ok Cohutta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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