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Walker County and Chickamauga City Schools are closed today. Catoosa, Chattooga and Dade County schools are also closed. Trion City schools are open and operating on a normal schedule. The normal attendance policy is in effect there. All campuses of GNTC are operating on... Read More.

Several closures to tell you about. Georgia Northwestern Technical College has cancelled all classes and activities for today. Walker County Schools are closed today. Chickamauga City Schools are also closed. Chattooga County Schools are doing remote learning. Trion City Schools are open. School officials... Read More.

An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for today.  Temperatures are below freezing and the wild chill could be as low as two below.  Dress in layers today if you have to go outside.  Over 75% of the country is expected to face freezing... Read More.

Walker County's defiant state senator Colton Moore is free from the Fulton County Jail. Moore was released hours after his arrest yesterday at the Georgia State Capitol by state troopers. The 31-year-old Trenton native was released on a $1,000 bond for a single misdemeanor... Read More.

The city of LaFayette will hold a special election on March 18th. Voters will decide who gets to fill the vacant Ward 1 City Council seat. That seat came open when Councilman Beacher Garmany passed. Qualifying take place January 21-23 at the Walker County... Read More.

The boil water advisory remains in effect for anyone who gets water from the Lee School Road Water Treatment Plant. The city of LaFayette says the turbidity levels of the raw water continues to remain high. The city is encouraging those who are served... Read More.

The boil water advisory is back in the city of LaFayette. The advisory is in effect until further notice. The areas impacted include east of the Highway 27 bypass, south of 136 east, including the Naomi community, Highway 151, Corinth area, Hillcrest community, Walnut... Read More.

Walker County Schools are closed today. School officials say they decided to close due to the conditions of the secondary roads and shaded areas across the county and in the mountains. Officials are also concerned with the sidewalks and parking lots at the schools.... Read More.

A winter storm warning is in effect until 7am tomorrow morning. Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state wide state of emergency. The measure is in effect through Tuesday. The state of emergency allows the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security to mobilize any needed... Read More.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Walker County. It starts at 7am on Friday and runs until 7am Saturday. A watch means conditions are favorable for winter precipitation. Snow and sleet accumulation in the mountains could be 3-6-inches. The forecast... Read More.

Walker County School officials say there was a cyber security incident last month. Superintendent Damon Raines says school leader just learned of the security breach on Tuesday in an email from PowerSchool. PowerSchool is the vendor of the Student Information System. It's the program... Read More.

The water boil advisory in LaFayette has been lifted. The city made the announcement around 5pm yesterday. The city says all water quality tests have confirmed compliance with safety standards. The Lee School Road Water Treatment Plant was impacted with high turbidity levels. City... Read More.