Local News Headlines

      A northwest Georgia jury has convicted Daniel James Craig in a deadly DUI crash that killed 85-year-old Opal Vaughn back in 2017. Prosecutors say Craig was drunk when he crossed the center line on Taylor’s Ridge in Chattooga County, hitting Vaughn’s... Read More.

      Ten students were injured Tuesday morning after a Walker County school bus crashed into a tree in LaFayette.  The Georgia State Patrol says the bus was traveling south on Cook Road around 7:15 a.m. when it veered off the road, continued... Read More.

      Heads up for drivers in Catoosa and Walker counties — Twin Cedars Road will be closed to through traffic starting today,  through Friday, September 12.  The road will shut down daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Long Hollow Road... Read More.

      The Walker County Board of Education will hold a planning session Tuesday, September 9th at 6 p.m. at the Advancing Education Center in Chickamauga. The agenda includes AP Scholar recognitions for Ridgeland High School, updates on facilities, finances, curriculum, and the... Read More.

      Walker County authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed Steve’s Quick Stop at gunpoint back on July 8th.  The suspect is described as a bearded man in his 30s, around 5’8” to 6 feet tall,... Read More.

       The Walker County Board of Commissioners will hold its regular meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at the Commissioners Office in LaFayette.  The agenda includes financial and departmental reports, a proclamation for Constitution Week, and several public hearings on zoning requests.  Among... Read More.

     Labor Day weekend brought a spike in traffic across Georgia — and with it, a troubling number of incidents. The Georgia Department of Public Safety reports 15 traffic deaths statewide over the holiday. Troopers responded to 284 crashes, with 151 people injured.... Read More.

The Walker County Board of Education plans to adopt the full rollback millage rate of 14.418 mills for the upcoming fiscal year, helping avoid a property tax increase despite rising home values. Under Georgia law, not adopting the rollback rate is legally considered a tax hike.... Read More.

     They City of LaFayette will be closed on Monday September 1st for the Labor Day holiday.  Monday's garbage service will be picked up on Tuesday along with the normal Tuesday pick up.      In an effort to keep school-related property taxes... Read More.

      The Walker County Board of Commissioners will set the county’s 2025 millage rate at a public meeting on Thursday, September 4, at 6 p.m.  The meeting takes place at the Courthouse Annex IV in LaFayette.  A slight tax reduction of 0.53... Read More.

      There’s been a change in how Walker County plans to pay for a new fire truck—after one was totaled during a test drive earlier this summer.  In a special meeting Tuesday afternoon that lasted just six minutes, Walker County Commission Chairwoman... Read More.

     SPLOST funds are back in focus for Walker County. County leaders will meet this evening in a special called session to decide how to distribute millions of dollars from the 2026 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or SPLOST. An intergovernmental agreement... Read More.