Local News Headlines

       Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in August, unchanged from July and nearly a full percentage point lower than the national rate.  The state added 1,900 jobs last month, bringing the total to just under 5 million. Over the past... Read More.

      This week’s restaurant health inspection scores are in —and the results are impressive.  Subway in Chickamauga, received a perfect score of 100.  Jack’s Family Restaurant in LaFayette, also earned a perfect 100.  Papa John’s Pizza in LaFayette scored a 98.  Several... Read More.

      Community members will have a chance to meet face-to-face with their state lawmakers tonight.  Americans for Prosperity Georgia is hosting a free public forum featuring Representatives Mike Cameron, Steve Tarvin, and Mitchell Horner.  The event begins at six-thirty p.m. at Farm... Read More.

       A Walker County man convicted of sexually abusing three young children will spend decades behind bars.  26-year-old Josiah Matthew Backus has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated child molestation and child molestation. He won’t be eligible... Read More.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has closed State Route 193 at Highway 27 to allow maintenance crews to repair a nearby drainage structure.  The work is scheduled to continue through Friday.  A detour is in place.  If you are traveling west on 27, you'll... Read More.

       There were seven felony arrests on Wednesday in Walker County.  Among those booked...40-year-old Chadwick Dewayne Crawford was booked on a charge of sodomy.  45-year-old Steven Nicholas Estes faces charges of theft and battery.  You can find the complete arrest report on... Read More.

      A northwest Georgia jury has convicted Daniel James Craig in a deadly DUI crash that killed 85-year-old Opal Vaughn back in 2017. Prosecutors say Craig was drunk when he crossed the center line on Taylor’s Ridge in Chattooga County, hitting Vaughn’s... Read More.

      Ten students were injured Tuesday morning after a Walker County school bus crashed into a tree in LaFayette.  The Georgia State Patrol says the bus was traveling south on Cook Road around 7:15 a.m. when it veered off the road, continued... Read More.

      Heads up for drivers in Catoosa and Walker counties — Twin Cedars Road will be closed to through traffic starting today,  through Friday, September 12.  The road will shut down daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Long Hollow Road... Read More.

      The Walker County Board of Education will hold a planning session Tuesday, September 9th at 6 p.m. at the Advancing Education Center in Chickamauga. The agenda includes AP Scholar recognitions for Ridgeland High School, updates on facilities, finances, curriculum, and the... Read More.

      Walker County authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed Steve’s Quick Stop at gunpoint back on July 8th.  The suspect is described as a bearded man in his 30s, around 5’8” to 6 feet tall,... Read More.

       The Walker County Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the Commissioners Office in LaFayette.  The agenda includes financial and departmental reports, a proclamation for Constitution Week, and several public hearings on zoning requests.  Among... Read More.