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A follow up on a story from earlier this week.  The Walker County Animal Shelter remains closed to intake due to potential parvo exposure.  A puppy adopted from the shelter tested positive for parvo.  According to Elanco, a company that tracks parvo cases across... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff's Office is asking for your help.  Authorities are searching for three males who broke into a home just after 4:30 Monday morning.  The three men stole several items.  The residence was in the 1000 block of Ridgeland Road in Rossville. ... Read More.

The Walker County Animal Shelter will be closed to intake for the next two weeks due to a potential parvo exposure. The situation stems from a small litter of puppies that was dumped in the Cove and brought to the... Read More.

The LaFayette City Council will have their regularly scheduled meeting today at 6:30pm.  The Walker County School will hold a planning session tomorrow at 6pm at Ridgeland High School. Only two felony arrests Saturday in Walker County.  34-year-old David Lee Biskner faces felony and misdemeanor charges... Read More.

Yesterday's severe weather has moved out of the area. Heavy rains and winds Wednesday night into Thursday morning caused roads to flood, several trees were reported down in the area. Lightning struck a house and some were left without power. Electricity... Read More.

To keep citizens safe, The LaFayette Fire Department has established guidelines for the outdoor warning siren. The siren alerts citizens outdoors of imminent hazards and prompts them to seek shelter. The siren will sound for 3 minutes and be re-sounded every 3-5 minutes until... Read More.

Walker County Schools Superintendent Damon Raines has announced the new CEO of Walker LAUNCH College and Career Academy.  Dr. Zac Wilson has been tabbed as the new leader.  Wilson had been the principal at Cherokee Ridge Elementary School.  The Walker LAUNCH campus is located... Read More.

Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day.  Walker County will hold an event today from 5pm to 7pm.  The event will be at Joe Stock Park in LaFayette.  The event will include the training and distribution of Narcan.  Narcan is the lifesaving drug that can... Read More.

The May Primary is fast approaching. This is your weekly reminder to get out and vote. Early voting has already started. Election day in May 21st. Our latest restaurant inspection report shows all passing grades in Walker County. The Sonic in Chickamauga scored a 96.... Read More.

The month of March saw Walker County be below normal in rainfall. The information comes from the National Intergrated Drought Information System. Rainfall in March was just over a quarter of an inch below normal. So far in 2024, we are 8-tenths of an... Read More.