Local News Headlines

Nearly 500 animals have been found neglected or dead across private properties in recent months — most of them in Northwest Georgia.  WTVC-TV reports a troubling rise in animal cruelty cases, including a major hoarding situation in Trenton, where over 260 animals were rescued.... Read More.

Road resurfacing is underway in Walker County as part of the 2025–2026 paving schedule. Crews began work earlier this month on Lookout Mountain, with roads like Yankee Road, Old State Road, and Ridge Road already seeing improvements. This week, the project shifts to the... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in a theft investigation.  Deputies say that around 12:30 a.m. on July 6th, a white male suspect took a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun from a residence on Robin Lane in Rossville. The man was... Read More.

Today is Election Day in Walker County, where voters have one last chance to cast ballots in the Democratic runoff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission. Due to low turnout in June—less than one percent—only one polling location is open: the LaFayette Senior Center at... Read More.

Walker County Chairwoman Angie Teems is resuming her town hall meetings starting tomorrow night. The series, themed “Common Sense is Our Common Ground,” is at the Rossville Community Center. Teems will give an update on her first six months in office, then open the... Read More.

From last night's Walker County Commission meeting...Commission Chair Angie Teems confirmed last month's crash of a firefighting ladder truck was gross underinsured.  For a modest savings of just one thousand dollars annually.  <<>>  Now the cost to replace the truck?  Just under one-point-five million... Read More.

Walker County deputies are searching for a suspect after an armed robbery at Steve’s Quick Stop on Broomtown Road Tuesday night. A Black male, about 6 feet tall and 35 to 40 years old, robbed the store clerk at gunpoint around 9:05 p.m. and... Read More.

Two Walker County residents are behind bars, facing multiple charges in what authorities are calling a horrific case of animal cruelty.  Ronald Lee Jackson, 48, and his wife, 43-year-old Melissa Sue Jackson, were arrested on July 1st by police in Morven—just 18 miles from... Read More.

Walker County Commissioners are expected to vote Thursday on purchasing a new ladder truck for the fire department—at a cost of nearly $1.5 million—after a previous truck was totaled during a test drive.  According to reporting from WTVC-TV, the damaged vehicle was only covered... Read More.

A Walker County firetruck crash that caused a $640,000 loss has led to two firings. Fleet Director Ricky Carr and mechanic John Pendergrass were both terminated after a test drive ended in the truck overturning and catching fire. Pendergrass, who didn’t have the proper... Read More.

Walker County is launching a new way for residents to get involved in local decision-making through a partnership with FlashVote—a public research firm that specializes in fast, easy community feedback.  The goal is to build a panel of residents who will take short, anonymous... Read More.

New details are out about last week’s firetruck crash in Walker County. A Georgia State Patrol report, obtained by WTVC-TV, says the driver, John Pendergrass, was heading south on Old LaFayette Road when he tried to stop at a stop sign—but the brakes failed.... Read More.