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        The Walker County Schools Board of Education will hold a called session today at 4 p.m. at the Department of Education Building in LaFayette.  The agenda includes an action item regarding the Wahsega 4-H Center Environmental Education Contract.  The meeting... Read More.

       The Walker County Animal Shelter is temporarily closed after a stray dog tested positive for parvovirus.  Shelter staff say the juvenile stray was brought in less than a week ago and later showed signs of the highly contagious virus. While all... Read More.

      Walker County homeowners will see lower property tax bills next year, following action by local officials to reduce millage rates.     At their September meeting, the Walker County Board of Commissioners approved a rollback of the property tax millage rate to... Read More.

The Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help identifying a robbery suspect. Around 3:49 AM on September 12th, a masked man armed with a handgun entered the Circle K on Highway 41. He quickly fled without taking anything, jumping into a waiting... Read More.

       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.