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The Walker County Election Commission has announced some dates you’ll want to keep in mind. Early voting for the November elections will take place at the Walker County Courthouse October 15th through November 1st, 8am until 5pm during the week…and two Saturdays, the 19th and... Read More.

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods is pushing for additional funding for safety in schools. Wood wants a school resource officer and a crisis alert system in every school in the state. State Representative Mike Cameron said $109-million was included in this year’s budget... Read More.

The Walker County School District is working to raise money for their Backpack Blessing program. The program provides free meals for students across 11 schools. Superintendent Damon Raines told Local 3 News it is becoming harder to keep up with the growth of the program,... Read More.

Embattled Rossville Mayor Hal Gray announced his resignation last week.  Friday was Gray's last day on the job.  Gray resigned as the Chief of Police for Walker County last week also.  Vice Maylor Jonathan Lassetter is taking over as interim Mayor for the city. ... Read More.

Rossville Mayor Hal Gray has resigned as Police Chief for Walker County. Gray was appointed to the position in 2022. In a letter to Walker County, Gray says his role as Police Chief conflicts with his role as mayor. At Monday nights Rossville City... Read More.

Trion City Schools say additional officers were on campus on Wednesday morning because of a school threat made the night before.  A Trion Middle School student made a threat towards the school on Tuesday and was detained that night.  On Wednesday about 9:00am, law... Read More.

On Saturday morning the Trion Police Department was notified of a picture of an unidentifiable person holding a rifle and a few captions that had been added to the photo. One of the captions said, "Who Next" and another caption was "Trion High School".... Read More.

Three individuals have been charged after an incident was reported in Dade County.  The Dade County Sheriff’s Office says they were notified by the School Superintendent that a school bus driver reported seeing a male standing next to the road and heard gunshots when... Read More.

 Some Walker County residents have filed a class action lawsuit against the county over what they call an "Illegal tax."  The lawsuit is over the county's "public safety fee," which is used to fund emergency services in unincorporated parts of the county.  The 3... Read More.

A Blue Ridge Georgia man died in Chattooga County after an ATV accident on Monday.  82-year-old Alton Jerry Jordan was found around 1am at the Silver Creek Hunting Club on Haywood Valley Road.  Jordan was found by authorities after reports of a missing man... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that took place after a football game Friday night. According to Sheriff Steve Wilson, two people got into an argument at the Ridgeland football game. Both left school property and ended up across the street... Read More.