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Practice FriendsFriends & & continues NeighborsNeighbors for All-Stars Meet Larry Flanagan Page 1B Page 1C TTHEHE DDAILYAILY CCITIZENITIZEN Wednesday,june 3, 2009 •Dalton, Georgia • www.daltondailycitizen.com • 50 Cents THINGS Soldier was to be married TO CHECK BY JAMIE JONES had not been made as of Tuesday Hobbs said. “We’re just not sure School before transferring to [email protected] evening. right now if we’ll bury him here or Phoenix High School in fall 2005. OUT Ponders in Chattanooga (at the National He withdrew from Phoenix in ON THE A Dalton soldier killed in Iraq Funeral Home Cemetery).” December 2005. last week was engaged and in Dalton is Lee joined the Army in February He is the fifth soldier or Marine 3 INSIDE planned on marrying his fiancee handling the 2008 as an infantryman and was from Whitfield County high after he returned from his military arrangements. assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th schools to be killed in Iraq since service, a family member said Billy Hobbs, Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Operation Iraqi Freedom begaN in Tuesday. Lee’s grandfa- Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division 2003. Four others — Army Spc. Dalton woman Maxine Pvt. Thomas “Tommy” Lee III, ther who lives since July 2008. He deployed to Michael Alleman (Southeast), Andrews Murphey killed on 20, died Friday after an explosive in Sugar Valley, Lee Iraq in December 2008. Army Sgt. Marshall Edgerton interstate in South device struck his vehicle while he said he isn’t Lee was born and raised in (Northwest), Marine Lance Cpl. Carolina. was on patrol in Mosul, Iraq. He sure where his grandson will be Whitfield County. He spent his James Michael Gluff (Northwest) and Misti Beasley were to be mar- buried. Lee has a living will on file freshmaN and sophomore years at and Marine Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez See page 2A ried. with the military. Northwest Whitfield High School, (Southeast) — died while in service Funeral arrangements for Lee “We have a place here for him,” then attended Southeast High with the military. Murray County, schools mulling deal to solve grass- mowing situation. Prostitution See page 3A Southeast graduate Josh case nets Carter named boys basket- ball coach at the school. See page 1B 3 arrests BY MARK MILLICAN [email protected] FROM TODAY’S One of three women arrested on prostitution charges on Monday by the FORUM Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said she lacked “a “For the idiots who blow complete under- their horns at people in the standing” of the middle of the night, it’s a accusations against paper route, we have to be her. The arrests out there.” took place at the Royal Spa on 3604 “Since the taxpayers now S. Dixie Highway. owN 60 percent of General Song Mi Johnston Motors, and I’m a taxpay- Johnston, 45, of er, I want my Cadillac.” 2458 North 9, Lot 70 in Laramie, Wyo., was charged with keeping a place of prostitu- See page 2A tion, giving of mas- sages in a place used for lewdness and prostitution, WEATHER and masturbation for hire. Forecast: Sunny, “I just go there possible showers to work,”said Today’s High: 88 Johnson. “I don’t Adams The Daily Citizen Tonight’s Low: 62 MISTY WATSON/ do no massage Details, Page 12A Mark Dickinson, right, congratulates fellow Southeast High School teacher Nihal Khote there. It’s supposed to be health — for being named Whitfield County’s teacher of the year on Tuesday. sauna, shower and body rub. I do not INSIDE have a complete understanding what Classified..............4B is going on. I do not Comics..................5C Southeast’s Khote named have a lawyer yet Crossword..............4C and have to com- pletely understand Dear Abby...................5C Whitfield teacher of the year before I say more.” Horoscope.............4C Lanhee Choi Lottery..................2A Adams, 46, of 212 BY JAMIE JONES County Schools’ teacher of the year during an Movies..................4C Old Ran Road in White [email protected] employee celebration at the Northwest Georgia Knoxville, Tenn., Obituaries...........10A Trade and Convention Center. Khote has taught and In Sil White, Opinion................4A Nihal Khote came to the United States 10 years English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 60, of 3435 Galleria Terrace in Sports......................1-3B ago with a suitcase. at Southeast for five years. Colorado Springs, Colo., were His destination was Fort Oglethorpe where he “I truly believe all of those years of traveling charged with one count each of keep- would manage a hotel after working as a documen- prepared me to become an ESOL teacher,” Khote ing a place of prostitution and giving tary filmmaker in Venezuela for several years. But said. “I’ve lived the whole immigrant life and know massages in a place used for lewdness Khote, who was born in India, decided to make a radical career change in his early 40s by becoming a teacher. ➣ Please see TEACHER, 6A ➣ Please see RAID,5A 7 69847 00001 6 On Tuesday,Khote was named Whitfield Trucks, park, chickens dominate city meeting BY CHARLES OLIVER “I didn’t see his truck, and I thought [email protected] maybe he had moved,”she said, after a community meeting Tuesday night at Laura Atkins told neighbor Bobby Dalton City Hall. Cartledge she wondered what had hap- She found out at that meeting the pened to him. city had banned him from parking his truck at home under a law the City Dalton Mayor David Pennington makes a point during a meeting at City Hall Tuesday evening. ➣ MISTY WATSON/The Daily Citizen Please see DALTON, 11A ComeCome Join Join Us Us for for Father’s Father’s Day Day Brunch Brunch or or Dinner Dinner,S,Sun.un. June June 21st 21st DALTONDALTON DEPOT DEPOT,D,DOWNTOWNOWNTOWN CelebrateCelebrate with with Dad Dad on on his his Special Special Day Day THE HEARTBEATOFDOWNTOWN •110 DEPOT STREET •DALTON, GA •706-226-3160 lOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS – FOR JUNE 2 ATYOUR Georgia: Evening Cash 3: 9-3-0, Cash 4: 2-0-3-4, Fantasy 5: 8-9-7, Mega PAGE 2 Millions: 9-13-26-30-35, Mega Ball: 33 SERVICE Tennessee: Cash 3: 5-4-2, Lucky Sum: 11; Cash 4: 3-1-5-6, Lucky Sum: 15; Evening Cash 3: 2-8-6, Lucky Sum 16; Cash 4: 1-4-2-4, Lucky Sum: 11 Our mailing address: 2A Wednesday, June 3, 2009 P.O. Box 1167 Dalton, Ga. 30722-1167 Our shipping address: TODAYS FORUM Woman killed in S.C. 308 S. Thornton Ave. Dalton, Ga. 30720 Editor’s note: Please team, at least now they’ll get keep your comments as some good coaching.” FROM STAFF REPORTS Lynwood Drive N.E., was the car and was pronounced Our Web site: brief as possible. Get to the traveling south through dead at the scene. www.daltondailycitizen.com point! Longer comments “To the one wanting to A Dalton woman was Anderson County when the Anderson County coroner To visit us: should be submitted as let- drive Kermit McManus out killed on I-85 in South left rear tire of her SUV blew Greg Shore said she ters to the editor. If you of town needs to do his job Carolina Monday afternoon out, according to witnesses. appeared to be sitting on top Our offices are located on the include a name, please while returning from seeing The 1998 Infinity hit a guard of the seat belt because it west side of the intersection of for a day. Nothing is all just spell it. Call (706) 272- cut and dried.” her daughter in Charlotte, rail, traveled back across the was buckled, but she wasn’t Thornton Avenue and Morris 7748 to reach Today’s N.C. highway and rolled over in wearing it. Street in downtowN Dalton. Forum. “There are some of the Maxine Andrews the grass of the median. Funeral services will be We’re open 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Murphey, 56, of 1519 Murphey was thrown from announced. Monday through Friday. rudest people at the South “If Whitfield and Murray Dixie Landfill. Going there How to call us: counties deported illegals, is an unpleasant experience.” MaiN number: 706-217- who would work in the car- Discounts, not efficiency, pet mills? Carpet mill own- “Chrysler is really in trou- NEWS ble now after selling its (That’s 706-217-6397) ers tell us that Americans won’t do these jobs.” assets to Fiat. After all Fiat WheN you’re not sure with whom is the Italian answer to Ford. drive U.S. auto sales up you need to speak, our operator Fix it again, Tony.” will make sure you’re transferred to “There’s a good reasoN why people aren’t speaking the person who can best help you. “The Dalton-Whitfield BY TOM KRISHER up for Gary Brock, John AP Auto Writer Top-selling vehicles in the U.S. in May Delivery: 706-272-7705 Thomas and Tim Trew,and Senior Center is an absolute- that’s because the difficult ly wonderful place for sen- Our staff can take your subscrip- DETROIT — Americans Automakers released May U.S. sales figures today. These were the decisions they are making iors to go to.” tion and delivery-related calls bought more cars in May than top-selling vehicles, as well as the total number sold and the percent are wrong, wrong, wrong.” change in sales from May 2008. from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday “What golf course are you in any other month this year, through Friday, and from 6 a.m.