Joy Lukachick covers crime in North Georgia for the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
She started working at the paper in July 2009 as an intern.
Raised near the Bayou, Joy’s hometown is along the outskirts of Baton Rouge, La. She has a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University. While at LSU, Joy was a staff writer for the Daily Reveille.
When Joy isn't chasing down stories, she is a full-time supporter of the LSU Tigers and the New Orleans Saints. She also loves cooking Cajun food.
Contact joy at 423-757-6659 or jlukachick@timesfreepress.com
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DALTON, Ga. -- If a Whitfield County judge rules in favor of a Dalton teen accused of strangling his grandmother and transfers his murder case to Juvenile Court, the 17-year-old likely will face far fewer years in prison if he is convicted.
A Murray County, Ga., parent who has gained national attention after speaking out on her son's suicide said she feels vindicated even though a federal judge on Monday dismissed her lawsuit against a school district.
DALTON, Ga. — Federal and state investigators are looking into whether hundreds of pounds of compounds that spewed from a Dalton chemical plant Monday morning could contaminate the local water supply and whether the plant violated safety codes before the explosion.
The Dalton Fire Department reported this morning it had responded to a chemical explosion call at MFG Chemical on Callahan Road.
When Leon Thurman's car was struck broadside by a Varnell police car two months ago, he became at least the sixth person in the last 21/2 years to die in a crash involving a Georgia police officer.
Dalton, Ga., police are looking for three patrol officers to fill vacancies resulting from retirement and turnover.
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- With his hands and feet shackled, James Benson sat calmly, his eyes darting around the courtroom as his jaw opened and closed.
A Chattanooga man accused of killing his estranged wife and her mother in a waiting room at Hutcheson at Erlanger hospital in January pleaded guilty today to two counts of malice murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- City officials haven't decided who will replace Public Safety Director Tommy Freeman, whose five-year tenure that ended Wednesday was marked with allegations of public tirades and retaliation against employees.
In the midst of a flurry of complaints against Public Safety Director Tommy Freeman for fostering a hostile work environment and retaliation against employees, city officials confirm he was fired this morning.
