Local News Headlines

           Walker County commissioners have approved a major change to emergency medical services.  At last night’s meeting, commissioners voted in favor of a five-year contract with AdventHealth to take over ambulance service in the county. Under the agreement, AdventHealth will... Read More.

          The Walker County Board of Commissioners meets tonight, May 7th, at 6:30 p.m. with a full agenda of zoning cases, funding items, and contract approvals.  Commissioners will hold a public hearing on multiple zoning requests, including properties on Happy... Read More.

          A storage unit fire in LaFayette has dealt a major setback to a local nonprofit that builds beds for children in need.  Sleep in Heavenly Peace says nearly 100 bed frames and mattresses were destroyed — many from a... Read More.

          Early voting continues in Walker County this week.  You can vote in two locations.  The Walker County Elections Office on South Main Street in LaFayette and the Rossville Civic Center on McFarland Avenue.  The polls are open from 9am... Read More.

          Newly elected Congressman Clay Fuller and Senator Mike Collins will be making campaign stops in Northwest Georgia today.  They’ll begin in Ringgold with a visit at Farm to Fork at 8 a-m, followed by a stop in LaFayette at... Read More.

          Walker County’s unemployment rate is holding steady.  According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the county posted a 3-point-5 percent rate in February… up slightly from January and higher than a year ago. More than 11-hundred people are currently... Read More.

           Walker County is seeing steady early voting turnout, with 419 ballots already cast in the first days of Georgia’s primary.  Statewide, a record 35-thousand-352 voters showed up on the first day of early voting — a 29 percent increase... Read More.

          The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest tied to a series of vehicle-related crimes in Naomi.  Authorities say the individual, shown in released photos, is wanted for questioning in... Read More.

          An international plastics supplier is suing Walker County over an alleged broken agreement tied to expansion plans.  Audia Group says it invested about 90 million dollars to build a facility at the Walker County Business Park, creating nearly 125... Read More.

          The Walker County Local Government Services building in Rock Spring will reopen to the public on Monday following temporary closure due to water damage caused by a burst pipe.  The building experienced significant damage throughout the lower level, prompting... Read More.

           Early voting in Walker County begins April 27.  Polls will be open weekdays from 9 to 5 through May 15.  Locations include the Elections Office in LaFayette and Rossville City Hall.  Starting May 9, additional sites open in Chickamauga... Read More.