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Walker County has launched a community connectivity plan.  The county was one of 50 chosen for the Connect Humanity Program.  Developed by the Appalachia Regional Commission, the purpose is to build long term, sustainable solutions to the area's digital needs.  According to the Community... Read More.

The Dinner Bell Restaurant caught fire on Wednesday night and suffered serious damages.  Owners of the restaurant say the restaurant is closed for the foreseeable future.  A furnace caught fire and the flames caused damage inside the building.  The plan is for the restaurant to... Read More.

The Dinner Bell Restaurant caught fire last night.  The restaurant is located in Flintstone.  Authorities say the fire started in the kitchen.  Two people in the building at the time were evacuated.  no injuries have been reported.  The cause of the fire is under... Read More.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has asked Walker County to lower the speed limit on a section of Highway 193.  GDOT is asking for the speed to be lowered from 55 miles per hour to 50.  The stretch of Highway 193 in question runs from... Read More.

Walker County emergency crews responded to a head on crash yesterday in Chickamauga.  Details on the accident are limited.  Two vehicles hit head on, on Johnson Road near Ridgewood Drive.  Injuries were severe and at least one person was trapped in a vehicle.  We'll... Read More.

Chattooga County has been able to reduce their borrowing.  Chattooga County Sole Commissioner Blake Elsberry says the county has cut their borrowing from $4.5 million to just over a half million.  Elsberry wants to lessen the county's debt and the reliance on loans to... Read More.

The LaFayette Police Department is asking for help in identifying a person wanted in connection to a theft and property damage at Busy Bee Laundry in LaFayette.  The incident happened in the early morning hours of December 3rd.  The suspect was driving a white... Read More.

The Rossville Fire Department responded to a call about a vehicle fire just before 1am yesterday.  The incident happened at 116 Walnut Avenue.  When police arrived on the scene, the building next to the vehicle was also on fire.  The Rossville Fire Department received assistance... Read More.

The District 3 seat on the Walker County School Board was decided yesterday in a runoff election.  Travis Q. Middleton defeated the incumbent Tina Painter with 69% of the vote. County road crews are working to get the paving's finished for the year.  One a... Read More.

The polls are open today for voting in a run-off election for a seat on the Walker County School Board.  Travis Middleton faces Tina Painter for the District 3 seat.  The pair were the top two vote getters among four candidates vying for the... Read More.

A ROSSVILLE WOMAN IS IN THE WALKER COUNTY JAIL, CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HER TWO-WEEK-OLD INFANT. 37 YEAR OLD ANA ALISHA GUICE ARRESTED NOVEMBER 14TH AFTER DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO HER MUSTANG STREET HOME. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THE MOTHER TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS AND... Read More.

New details on a Monday night crash that left one man dead.  Georgia State Patrol say they clocked an Infinity Q50 going 114 miles per hour on I-75 northbound in Catoosa County.  The vehicle was driven by 22-year-old Hugo Urbano Chavez of Dalton.  Police... Read More.