The Walker County Board of Education has announced a series of upcoming meetings. A called session for annual planning is set for Tuesday, July 29th at 6 p.m. That meeting will take place at the Advancing Education Center on Osburn Road in Chickamauga. Another planning session will follow on Tuesday, August 12th, also at 6 p.m. and at the same location. Then, the board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 18th. That session begins at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Central Office in LaFayette, on North Cherokee Street. All three meetings are open to the public.
There was just one felony arrest reported in Walker County on Sunday. Fifty-four-year-old Michael Eugene Hooper was taken into custody on multiple serious charges. He’s facing counts of home invasion, aggravated assault, and obstruction of law enforcement. You can find the complete arrest report online at DiscoverWalker.com.
Drivers in Catoosa, Dade, and Walker counties are seeing some of the lowest gas prices in Georgia this week. The average price at the pump in the tri-county area is $2.78 per gallon, making it the cheapest metro market in the state. That’s part of a broader trend across Georgia, where the statewide average for regular gasoline has inched up by just one cent over the past week. As of Monday, the average price in Georgia is $2.89 per gallon—still 42 cents cheaper than this time last year. It now costs the average Georgia driver about $43.65 to fill up a 15-gallon tank, nearly $7 less than a year ago. Nationally, gas prices have held steady over the past week at $3.14 a gallon, thanks in part to crude oil prices holding around $65 a barrel. The most expensive spots to fill up in Georgia this week include Savannah at $2.97, Atlanta at $2.94, and Athens at $2.92.
LaFayette softball gets back in action today. The Lady Ramblers host their annual Black and Orange Scrimmage. The pre-season continues at home on Thursday when they face North Murray at 5:30pm. The regular season begins Friday when LFO visits. First pitch is at 5:30pm.