Information Technology

Our Mission
Since 2000 all County locations are connected with Fiber Optic Cabling or other broadband solutions.  The Whitfield County IT Department manages a virtual server environment, VOIP phone system, managed switch network, and wireless network for all County Departments and other agencies. Agencies supported by the IT department are the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Tunnel Hill Heritage Center.  The IT department maintains data and servers for all major departments as well as on-site backup and off-site backup to protect the County’s data.
IT Policies IT Services to County Government
  • Comprehensive Technology Infrastructure
  • Land Line and Cellular Phone Service and Support
  • Network Security and Data Backup
  • Public and Private WiFi in most County Buildings
  • SPAM Filtering and Virus Protection
  • Self-Hosted Employee Email and Resource Portal
  • County Website Design and Hosting  iji
Contact InformationInformation Technology
201 S Hamilton ST 4th Floor
Dalton GA 30720

You can reach the Help Desk by phone:
(706) 281-4800 or local 4800
by email:
ithelpdesk@whitfieldcountyga.com
Staff Certifications
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SEQ No Department Name First Name Last Name Profession Email Phone
1.00 Information Technology Rick Lovelady Director rlovelady@whitfieldcountyga.com
2.00 Information Technology Larry Taylor Sr. Systems Engineer ltaylor@whitfieldcountyga.com
3.00 Information Technology Rusty Gregg Systems Engineer rgregg@whitfieldcountyga.com
4.00 Information Technology Gina Weber Network Analyst gweber@whitfieldcountyga.com
5.00 Information Technology Cindy Sherrod Network Analyst csherrod@whitfieldcountyga.com
6.00 Information Technology Larry McAtee Network Analyst lmcatee@whitfieldcountyga.com