Local News Headlines

          Only two days remain for early voting in Walker County’s General Primary Election.  Early voting is available today at the Walker County Elections Office in LaFayette, and at the Rossville Municipal Civic Center.  Voters are encouraged to take advantage... Read More.

           Walker County voters heading to the polls Tuesday will see more than just candidate races on their primary election ballot.  Republican and Democratic ballots will also include a series of party opinion questions, often called straw poll questions.  Democratic... Read More.

          The Walker County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death of a six-month-old infant in Chickamauga.  Sheriff Steve Wilson says deputies and EMS responded to a home on Wayne Harris Drive around 3:48 Monday... Read More.

          The Walker County Board of Commissioners has approved a new spay and neuter ordinance for certain pet owners cited for animal cruelty or neglect.  The ordinance requires dogs older than six months and cats older than four months to... Read More.

           Walker County commissioners have approved a major change to emergency medical services.  At last night’s meeting, commissioners voted in favor of a five-year contract with AdventHealth to take over ambulance service in the county. Under the agreement, AdventHealth will... Read More.

          The Walker County Board of Commissioners meets tonight, May 7th, at 6:30 p.m. with a full agenda of zoning cases, funding items, and contract approvals.  Commissioners will hold a public hearing on multiple zoning requests, including properties on Happy... Read More.

          A storage unit fire in LaFayette has dealt a major setback to a local nonprofit that builds beds for children in need.  Sleep in Heavenly Peace says nearly 100 bed frames and mattresses were destroyed — many from a... Read More.

          Early voting continues in Walker County this week.  You can vote in two locations.  The Walker County Elections Office on South Main Street in LaFayette and the Rossville Civic Center on McFarland Avenue.  The polls are open from 9am... Read More.

          Newly elected Congressman Clay Fuller and Senator Mike Collins will be making campaign stops in Northwest Georgia today.  They’ll begin in Ringgold with a visit at Farm to Fork at 8 a-m, followed by a stop in LaFayette at... Read More.

          Walker County’s unemployment rate is holding steady.  According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the county posted a 3-point-5 percent rate in February… up slightly from January and higher than a year ago. More than 11-hundred people are currently... Read More.

           Walker County is seeing steady early voting turnout, with 419 ballots already cast in the first days of Georgia’s primary.  Statewide, a record 35-thousand-352 voters showed up on the first day of early voting — a 29 percent increase... Read More.

          The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest tied to a series of vehicle-related crimes in Naomi.  Authorities say the individual, shown in released photos, is wanted for questioning in... Read More.