Local News Headlines

          Several schools are on a two hour delay today.  Walker County, Chickamauga City, Dade and Catoosa Counties are all on a two hour delay.  Georgia Northwestern Technical College will operate on a delayed schedule.  All GNTC campuses will open... Read More.

          The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for all of Georgia.  The watch is in effect from Saturday evening through early Sunday afternoon.  Forecasters say wind chills could drop to five degrees or lower statewide.  Residents... Read More.

          A Rossville man has been reported missing, and investigators are asking for the public’s help.  Forty-one-year-old James Randal Ladd was last seen August fifteenth leaving his home on Cochran Drive in Rossville. Family members say he was headed to... Read More.

          A Chickamauga man has been sentenced to decades in prison for violent attacks committed while he was incarcerated in the Catoosa County Jail.  Forty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Wade Anthony was found guilty of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Institution... Read More.

           Schools are back open today.  Walker County Schools are on a two-hour delay.  Chickamauga City Schools, Catoosa County and Dalton State will also open on a two hour delay. Chattooga County Schools,  GNTC, UTC and Chattanooga State are operating... Read More.

Several closing and delays this morning.  Walker County Schools are closed. Chickamauga City Schools are Closed.  GNTC, UTC, Dalton State and Chattanooga State all closed. Trion City Schools are on a 2-hour delay.  Staff and Teachers should report at 9 this morning.  Students report... Read More.

           A Winter Storm Watch remains in effect from one o’clock Saturday morning through ten o’clock Monday morning. A watch means winter storm conditions are possible, and residents should closely monitor changing weather.  The National Weather Service says heavy mixed... Read More.

          A Winter Storm Advisory is in effect for this weekend and into next week.  Looks like we may see more freezing rain or sleet than actual snow.  There is a good chance of ice forming on trees, powerlines and... Read More.

            Get ready, it sounds like we're going to have some winter weather this weekend.  A winter storm is set to arrive starting Friday night and could last into Sunday.  Freezing temps are expected in the early mornings next... Read More.

          The Walker County Board of Education will hold its regular meeting tonight.  The session begins at six p.m. at the Walker County Department of Education Building on North Cherokee Street in LaFayette.  Board members will recognize the LaFayette Middle... Read More.

          Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day.  City and County offices will be closed today.  That includes the Walker County Animal Shelter.  There's no school today. Today's garbage service will be picked up tomorrow along with the regular Tuesday... Read More.

           Twenty-two candidates are running to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.  The crowded field includes 17 Republicans, three Democrats, a Libertarian and an independent.  All candidates will appear on the same all-party ballot March 10.  If no one wins... Read More.