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     Dangerous heat and humidity will continue across the area through the weekend.  A Heat Advisory is in effect until eight pm tonight.  High today is expected to reach 99, with heat indexes between 102 and 107.  Saturday will be nearly as hot,... Read More.

     It's another hot day around the area.  A heat advisory is in effect for the Georgia 93-7 listening.  Heat index is expected to be over 100 degrees today.  Be safe if you're out working in the heat. Patrick Core has your latest... Read More.

     Dangerous late-summer heat will push temperatures toward record levels today and tomorrow.  The high today is forecast near 99, followed by 100 degrees tomorrow — tying the record high for both days. The Heat index is expected to climb well above 100... Read More.

     Walker County commissioners are scheduled to vote Thursday night on final approval of the county’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget.  The Board of Commissioners meets at 6:30 Thursday evening at the Walker County Courthouse Annex IV in LaFayette. Commissioners will also consider adopting... Read More.

     The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a 36-year-old Walker County man on charges of child sexual exploitation.  The GBI says its Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit began an investigation in February of 2025 into the online possession and distribution of... Read More.

     Walker County’s unemployment rate held at three percent in July, according to new figures from the Georgia Department of Labor.  The county had a labor force of nearly 33-thousand people, with about 31-thousand 969 employed and one-thousand five classified as unemployed.  Northwest... Read More.

     The LaFayette Ramblers boys basketball team will have the opportunity to play on one of basketball’s biggest stages this season.  The Ramblers will take on Northwest on December 26th at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.  The... Read More.

     Walker County homeowners with failing septic systems may be eligible for financial help.  The Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council has secured $268,000 to help homeowners in the Chattanooga Creek watershed.  The program will reimburse eligible property owners 60 percent of... Read More.

     The LaFayette City Council will hold a special called council meeting today.  On the agenda for discussion is a new golf training facility.  The meeting is set for 5pm at City Hall.       Walker County will be the first stop in... Read More.

     The Walker County Tax Commissioner’s office in Rock Spring will close to the public today, for renovations and repairs following substantial water damage from a burst pipe in April.  Most Tax Commissioner staff will relocate to the Rossville office at 2012 McFarland... Read More.

Walker County officials are beginning a review of potential regulations for data center development. The Walker County Data Center Development Standards Study Committee will hold its first meeting Thursday, August 27th, at 3 p.m. at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring. The... Read More.

     Walker County commissioners will vote on the county’s 2027 budget at their next meeting on September 3rd.  Commissioners held another public meeting Tuesday to discuss the budget, after a vote was postponed earlier this month over a one-point-nine-million-dollar shortfall.  The board is... Read More.