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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.

The City of LaFayette will be closed Thursday and Friday this week for Thanksgiving.  Thursday's garbage pick-up will happen on Wednesday, along with the regular Wednesday pickup.  The Walker County Tax Commissioners Office will also be closed Thursday and Friday. A Walker County Sheriff's Deputy... Read More.

No school in Walker County this week. Classes resume on Monday December 2nd. The City of LaFayette will be closed Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Thursday's garbage service will be picked up on Wednesday along with the regular Wednesday pick up. Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner... Read More.

The City of LaFayette will be closed Thursday and Friday of next week for Thanksgiving. Thursday's garbage will be picked up on Wednesday along with Wednesday's regular pick up. Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson says unemployment in Northwest Georgia last month was up one-tenth of... Read More.