The LaFayette City Council will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, August 27, at 5 p.m., with the proposed SPLOST Intergovernmental Agreement topping the agenda.
The agreement is a key step in allowing the city to participate in the next round of the Special... Read More.
By Vince Lennon
LaFayette, GA - There's a change of plans in how Walker County will pay for a new replacement fire truck that was wrecked during a mechanic's test drive earlier this summer.
In a specially called meeting Tuesday afternoon of the Walker County Board of... Read More.
DATE: 08/25/2025 WALKER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER DAILY INTAKE REPORT
TIME
NAME OF INMATE ADMITTED
LAST FIRST MIDDLE
RACE / SEX
AGE
FELONY / MISD
CHARGES
0745
CAMAS-GODINEZ
EVELYN
MARILI
H/F
28
MISD
NO LICENSE, NO INS, FAILURE TO STOP
1015
CARROLL
ELIZABETH
BURLENE
W/F
39
FELONY
OBSTRUCTION (M), POSS METH
1100
JONES
CHRISTOPHER
DEWAYNE
W/M
42
MISD
CRIMINAL TRESPASS... Read More.
SPLOST funds are back in focus for Walker County. County leaders will meet this evening in a special called session to decide how to distribute millions of dollars from the 2026 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST. An intergovernmental agreement... Read More.
An arrest on Depot Street in Ringgold has drawn national attention and sparked local outrage after video of the incident went viral on social media.
The Georgia State Patrol confirmed that 37-year-old Obrey Jimenez was pulled over last Monday after allegedly running a stop sign.... Read More.
AGENDA
WALKER COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WALKER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
101 S DUKE ST., LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA 30728
The following constitutes the agenda for the Special Called meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Walker
County, Georgia to be held at 5:30 p.m. on August 26, 2025
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
1. Invocation &... Read More.
Drivers traveling north on I-75 through Catoosa County should prepare for possible delays this Wednesday as the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) conducts roadway repairs.
Weather permitting, GDOT maintenance crews will close the right northbound lane between mileposts 352 and 354 to complete the work.... Read More.
DATE: 08/24/2025 WALKER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER DAILY INTAKE REPORT
TIME
NAME OF INMATE ADMITTED
LAST FIRST MIDDLE
RACE / SEX
AGE
FELONY / MISD
CHARGES
0044
JUV
JUV
JUV
JUV
JUV
JUV
JUV
0445
WEST
MASON
LINEBARGER
W\M
23
MISD
DUI, STRIKING FIXED OBJECT
0502
WALCOT
REBECCA
SUE
W\F
48
MISD
DUI, SUSPENDED REGISTRATION
0540
STEWART
JACOB
AARON
W\M
25
MISD
DUI, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANE
1026
WALCOT
REBECCA
SUE
W\F
RETURN FROM CHI
1030
KIRKLEY
MEGAN
RACHELLE
W\F
36
MISD
OBSTRUCTION
1448
CLAW
JEREMY
GORDEN
W\M
47
MISD
HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY
1543
DANIEL
JESSICA
AUTUMN
W\F
MISD
FAILURE TO APPEAR
1746
FOWLKES
CIDNEY
MEASHELL
W\F
33
MISD
DUI
2201
ARNSDORF
TOMMY
LEE
W\M
33
MISD
OBSTRUCTION,... Read More.
The LaFayette High School cross-country team turned in a strong showing this past Saturday at a highly competitive meet hosted by Heritage High School, which featured 28 high school teams from the region.
In the boys' division, the Ramblers earned an impressive 8th-place team finish... Read More.
Power was restored in yesterday Chickamauga after an outage. Georgia Power says a fallen tree may have damaged wires, forcing crews to temporarily de-energize the lines for repairs. Nearly 500 customers in Chickamauga and Fort Oglethorpe were affected. The power was back... Read More.
DATE: 8-23-2025 WALKER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER DAILY INTAKE REPORT
TIME
NAME OF INMATE ADMITTED
LAST FIRST MIDDLE
RACE / SEX
AGE
FELONY / MISD
FELONY/MISD
0009
MADARIS
ETHAN
JAMES
W/M
23
FELONY
POSS OF FIREARM, TERRORISTIC THREATS
0057
SWEET
WILMER
DOYL
W/M
51
MISD
SIMPLE BATTERY
0218
SIMPSON
LOUIS
JEROME
B/M
50
MISD
MARIJUANA LESS THAN 1 OZ, POSS COCAINE, FAILURE TO... Read More.
DATE: 08/21/2025 WALKER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER DAILY INTAKE REPORT
TIME
NAME OF INMATE ADMITTED
LAST FIRST MIDDLE
RACE / SEX
AGE
FELONY / MISD
CHARGES
0010
ALEXANDER
ROBERT
LAMAR
W/M
40
MISD
DUI
0058
SHIELDS
MICHAEL
CASH
W/M
17
MISD
DRINKING UNDERAGE, PUBLIC INTOXICATION
0820
TWITTY
JASMINE
CHREECE
B/F
33
MISD
DWLSR
1006
KORHNAK
KARI
LYNN
W/F
58
FELONY
PROBATION VIOLATION (F)
1100
HOLLOWAY
JAMES
FREEMEN
W/M
43
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HOLD FOR CATOOSA COUNTY
1256
MAYO
JOSHUA
ANDREW
W/M
53
FELONY
PROBATION VIOLATION (F)
1325
POWELL
HEATHER
LATASHA
W/F
41
FELONY
DWLSR, PROBATION VIOLATION (F)
1502
FELIX
SAUCEDA-RAMIREZ
H/M
46
MISD
DRIVING WITHOUT LICENSE, OPEN CONTAINER
1520
IRVIN
DEZON
MONTAINE
B/M
30
MISD
FTA X2 (M)
1520
TAYLOR
JAMES
ROBERT
W/M
47
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RETURN FROM DR APPT
1610
THOMPSON
STEVE
LENN
W/M
70
MISD
DUI, DWLSR
2152
VICKERS
CODY
LEE
W/M
34
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