Walker County commissioners will vote on the county’s 2027 budget at their next meeting on September 3rd. Commissioners held another public meeting Tuesday to discuss the budget, after a vote was postponed earlier this month over a one-point-nine-million-dollar shortfall. The board is considering two options for employee pay. One calls for a three-percent cost-of-living increase, while the other would provide a one-time, one-thousand-five-hundred-dollar payment. Both options would use money from the county’s fund balance. Officials say there will be no property tax increase or change to the public safety fee, and the county will use a full rollback millage rate. Commissioners also plan to add three firefighters, rather than the nine originally proposed. The final budget vote is set for September 3rd.
CommonSpirit Health Market President and C-E-O Janelle Reilly is retiring after a 37-year career in healthcare. Reilly spent the past decade leading CommonSpirit operations in Tennessee and North Georgia. CommonSpirit South Region President Matt Brown praised Reilly’s extraordinary leadership and commitment to compassionate care across the region. The company says Reilly’s impact will continue to be felt in the communities she served. Reilly’s retirement marks the end of a nearly four-decade career in healthcare.
The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a runaway teenager. Sixteen-year-old Stella Frazier was last seen around one Tuesday afternoon near Princess Lane and Backdraft Lane in Rossville. Authorities say she is five-foot-four, weighs about 124 pounds, and was last seen wearing pink sweatpants and a black shirt. Anyone who knows where Frazier may be should contact Detective Thompson with the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office at 706-935-2424.
The LaFayette Ramblers return to the field tomorrow night. It’s the season opener as the Ramblers face the Chattooga County Indians. The kickoff is set for 7:30pm ET. Gabe Schray and “Butterbean” will have the call here on Georgia 93-7. You can stream the game online at DiscoverWalker.com. You can also listen in from anywhere on our app. Just search Georgia 93.7 WQCH in the app store.