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Trea Williams FriendsFriends & & wants to return NeighborsNeighbors to the gridiron Meet Page 1B Terry Manis Page 1C TTHEHE DDAILYAILY CCITIZENITIZEN Wednesday,july 8, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia •www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents MURRAYCOUNTY THINGS TO Speeders CHECK 3 OUT ON THE to face INSIDE radar Columnist Ron Hart muses on the tragic story BY MARK MILLICAN of Michael Jackson. [email protected] See page 4A CHATSWORTH — Alead foot on the gaspedal could lead to citations Newagency will perform and fines once the Murray County some Red Cross services. Sheriff’sOffice is certified to use radar to catch speeders. Sole commis- See page 6A sioner David RidleyOK’ed their use at his publicmeetingonTuesday. Dalton police launch new “When Icame into office, this is records management sys- one of the things Iwanted to look at,” tem that will aid in fighting said Ridley, adding he does not think crime. radar has ever been used by sheriff’s deputies. Chief See page 3A Deputy Ray Sitton said he does not AP PHOTO remember the sher- iff’soffice using Usher performs at the casket during the memorial service forthe late pop star Michael radar either. FROM TODAY’S Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “We’ve worked with the (Georgia) state patrol and FORUM they’ve done a Jacksonmemorial good job of Ridley patrolling our “I am thankful everyday roads, butthey’re shorthanded,” forour Dalton Public Ridleysaid. “From asafety stand- Worksbecause without point, Ifelt likethe time wasright for them Ican’t imagine what asharedexperience this.” our city would look like.” Ridleysaid another reason he wants to use radar is to help takedrugs “Wewould liketothank offthe streets, believing officers can BY CHARLES OLIVER Moore sat in Dalton State College’sstudent cen- the people who trimmed better identify impaired drivers when [email protected] ter on Tuesday watching the televised memorial the bushes near Civitan service for Jackson from the Staples CenteriNlos theyhavethem pulled over. Park.Wereally appreciate “Wewill not be pulling overgrand- Iroka Moore says she had just got out of aclass at Angeles. it. Thanks,guys.” “I grewupwith Michael Jackson. Ilistened to mothers who are pulling out of church Dalton State College when she heard the news. in the afternoon going twomiles an “My husband called me and said Michael him every single day.Hehas been such abig part of my life,” said Moore, who wasborn in 1970. “I love hour overthe speed limit,”heassured. See page 2A Jackson had passed away.Icould not believe it. Idid But he did point to Highway 225 as a not want to believe he had passed away,” she said. his work. Ilove his music. He wasthe best entertain- er ever.” thoroughfare deputies will focus on. Moore said she wasn’tsurprised there wasworld- “When Iwas with the fire depart- WEATHER wide attention to Jackson’sdeath. ment, it seemed likewewere having a fatality (on 225) once amonth,”he Forecast: Sunny “He has touched so manylives,”she said. Paul Vallejos, who wasalso watching the ceremo- said. Today’sHigh: 90 The county already has three radar Tonight’sLow:65 ny,agreed. Born in 1971, he also said he grewup with Jackson. units, Ridleysaid, and three deputies Details, Page 10A “He brokedownbarriers,racial barriers, not just who are certified to use them. with his singing, butwith his dancing,”hesaid. Certification from the state Jackson wasthe first black performer to have his Department of Transportation will INSIDE videos played on MTV. have to be obtained before the units Other students in the lounge were studying, talk- can be activated on state highways, he Classified..............5B ing to each other or playing ping pong, paying little said. Comics..................5C attention to the television. “That shouldn’tbetoo long,”he Crossword..............4C Vallejos said some younger students may not said. “But before running radar on understand Jackson’splace in history or howpopu- county roads, we will have to pay Dear Abby...................5C $18,000 to have studies done (on the Horoscope.............4C lar he once was. He compared it to the death of singer Elvis Presleyin1977. roads) to establish the right speeds and Lottery..................2A “When Iwas 6or7Elvis died, and it wasn’tas to put up signs.” Movies..................4C big an event for me as it wasfor my mother or my Ridleysaid the county will proba- bly contract with Moreland Altobelli Obituaries................9A father,” he said. MISTY WATSON/The Daily Citizen and Associates, an engineering firm, Opinion................4A Vallejos said he expects that, likeElvis, Jackson Sports......................1-4B Annette Powell watches Michael Jackson’s funeral at Miller BrothersRib ShackoN Tuesday. ➣Please see SERVICE, 2A ➣ Please see MURRAY, 3A Check schools’ CRCT Court denies bond 7 69847 00001 6 results on Website for accused rapist FROM STAFF REPORTS ures used to determine whether a DENTURES school makes adequateyearly BY MARK MILLICAN Grijalva, 36, is charged by the Parents who want to knowhow progress (AYP) under the federal [email protected] sheriff’soffice with statutory rape, local schools did on the 2009 No Child Left Behind law. aggravated child molestation and &EXTRACTIONS Criterion-ReferencedCompetency The Department of Education Aman alleged to have impreg- rape. The accusations followed an Tests (CRCT) can nowsee the released the scores on Tuesday. nated an 11- investigation initiated by the results on the Georgia Department “Wedon’thaveacomparison year-old girl Department of Family and of Education’sWeb site yet, this year to last year.It’saN last year was Children Services when theynoti- William B. James, D.D.S. www.doe.k12.ga.us. awful lot of data, and we just denied bond in fied the sheriff’soffice in August The CRCT is givenannually to haven’thad time to go overitall Whitfield the girl waspregnant. The girl students in the first through eighth yet,”Whitfield County Schools County gave birth to agirl on Dec. 26, grades to test reading, language spokesman Eric Beavers said Superior said District AttorneyKermit 706-483-4022 arts and math skills. Students in Tuesday. Court on McManus, and nowhis office is grades three through eight are also Aspokeswoman for Dalton Tuesday. tested in science and social sci- Public Schools did not immediate- JesusGrijalva 706-278-8020 ence. The test is one of the meas- ly return aphone call on Tuesday. Ernesto ➣ Please see BOND,3A CASH The Jewelry Exchange We Buy Gold! New,Used or Broken On SiteJewelry Repair Free Appraisals with Immediate Payment 1711 E. Walnut Ave. •706-278-1134 lOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS – FOR JULY 7 ATYOUR Georgia: Cash3Midday: 3-2-4; Cash4:9-4-7-0; Cash3Evening: 9-0-5; PAGE 2 Mega Millions:25-27-35-38-39MegaBall: 28 SERVICE Tennessee: Cash 3: 9-8-6, Lucky Sum: 23; Cash 4: 7-6-3-1, Lucky Sum: 17; Evening Cash 3: 7-2-6, Lucky Sum 15; Cash 4: 1-2-3-6, Lucky Sum: 12 Ourmailingaddress: 2A Wednesday, July 8, 2009 P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Ourshipping address: TODAY’S FORUM MJ memorial asomber, 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, Ga. 30720 Editor’snote: Please gencyvehicles anymore? keep your comments as People just keep on going OurWeb site: brief as possible.Get to the and don’trespect anything.” spiritual celebration www.daltondailycitizen.com point! Longer comments To visitus: should be submitted as let- “I’m afraid that Obama is BY JESSE WASHINGTON ters to the editor.Ifyou sounding more likeadictator Our offices are locatedonthe AP National Writer include aname, please all the time.” west side of the intersection of spell it. Call (706) 272- Thornton Avenue and Morris LOS ANGELES — They 7748 to reach Today’s “A fewyears back we had Street in downtownDalton. sang his songs among the Forum. apresident from Illinois who We’re open 8a.m. until 5p.m. stars and imaginedhim believed, rightfully so, that Monday through Friday. dancing across the moon, “I think theyought to slavery waswrong. Nowwe and for afew hours, during How to call us: makeMr. Jackson’sestate have apresident from Illinois this most public of memori- pay for his memorial, Ithink that’strying to enslave us all MaiNNumber: 706-217- als, all eyes were on Michael he can afford it more than to the federal government Jackson one last time. NEWS theycan.” and that is just wrong. (That’s 706-217-6397) Some 20,000 people gath- ered inside the Staples Whenyou’renot sure with whom “I have acomment about “I wish all the media cov- Center on Tuesday for a you need to speak, our operator people complaining about erage of Michael Jackson’s somber,spiritual ceremony, will makesure you’retransferredto the Varnell Police death would die.” watched by untoldmillions the person who can best help you. Department.All of the police more around the world as Delivery: 706-272-7705 departments in this area do “I’m in agreement with theycelebrated aman whose their job.Ifpeople would the caller about Whitfield Our staffcan take your subscrip- immense talents almost slowdownand abide by the County Schools starting later drowned beneaththe specta- tion and delivery-relatedcalls rules and the laws they in the year.Iwould love to from 6a.m. to 5p.m. Monday cle of his life and fame. wouldn’thaveaproblem see them start back at the end Astar-studdedlineup of through Friday, and from 6a.m. with it.” of August and maybe cut out to 10 a.m. Saturday and performers closely linked to all those unnecessary breaks Jackson’slife and music Sunday. “Obama realizes he’sa during the school year.” If asubscriberismissed, call by reached back for the essence one-term president so there- of the man. Theyremem- 10 a.m. on weekdaysand fore he’stried to steal all he “If God meant for you to MISTY WATSON/The Daily Citizen weekendsfor re-delivery.