Downtown LaFayette is taking a vote on this year's Christmas Parade theme...
Help us pick the City of LaFayette Christmas Parade theme! We're taking it to an emoji vote:
Love = Candyland Christmas
Care = Christmas Story Magic
Haha = Jingle Bell Jubilee
Wow = Santa's Workshop
Like = I... Read More.
Tina Painter has been appointed to the Walker County School Board. Painter fills the void left by Mike Carruth's resignation in July. Painter is a former educator teaching at both LaFayette High School and Gordon Lee Middle School.
Four felony arrests in Walker County on... Read More.
Outgoing Walker County Commission Chairman Shannon Whitfield admits he uses a shredder daily at his office, but that citizens should dismiss any rumors of rampant document destruction as old news.
The question came up at Thursday night's commission meeting, with Ned Yates asking each commissioner... Read More.
Tina Painter, was appointed to the Walker County School Board, to fill the vacancy left when Mike Carruth, a veteran member of the Walker County School Board, resigned on July 9, 2024.
From Tina Painter:
“It was an honor to be appointed to Post 3 of... Read More.
Today is the first day of school in Walker County. Please be aware of your surroundings in school zones and aware of traffic laws concerning school buses.
Today is the 1st day of school in Walker County. Make sure you watch your speed in the school zones and be on the lookout for busses.
A wedding venue in Rossville has been forced to close due to a zoning issue. The wedding and events... Read More.
The proposed FY2025 budget of the Governing Authority of Walker County, Georgia will be submitted on August 8, 2024 at the Board of Commissioners regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Walker County Courthouse Annex III, 201 S Main Street in LaFayette, GA. The budget... Read More.
Monday's arrest report in Walker County shows five felony arrests. Among those, 25-year-old Josiah Matthew Brackus faces numerous charges including two counts of Child Molestation - Aggravated sodomy, two counts of statutory rape, two counts of aggravated child molestation and three counts of furnishing... Read More.
From community idea to creation. A grand opening for the new inclusive playground at the soon to be designated Walker Rocks Park took place this week, marking the completion of a five-year project and beginning of a bigger effort to transform this space into... Read More.
School starts back this week in Walker County. It's a good time to remember the new school bus law that went into effect July 1st. The law creates stricter penalties for drivers caught illegally passing a stopped school bus. Citations for the offense will... Read More.
Three arrests on Saturday in Walker County. 38-year-old Jamie Lynn O'Kelly was arrested on possession of meth and traffic charges.
The LaFayette Police Department will have some modified lobby hours this week. The change is due to staff training. The Loddy will only be open... Read More.