Only one felony arrest in Walker County on Sunday. 42-year-old David Seth Meade was booked on charges of simple aggravated assault and possession of a schedule 2. The Walker County arrest report is posted daily online at DiscoverWalker.com.
Gas prices across the state have increased in the last week. According to AAA the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Georgia is $2.94 per gallon. Despite the slight up tick in gas prices, AAA says you’re still paying about $7 less at the pump to fill up today than you did a year ago. Locally gas prices in Walker, Catoosa and Dade Counties average $2.68 a gallon for regular unleaded. That remains the best gas prices in the state. A gallon of regular unleaded across the nation averages better than $3 a gallon at $3.12.
If you want to learn more about sever weather in our area, you can become a storm spotter for the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service offers a free class to teach you how to properly spot and report severe weather in your community. This will be an in-person Basic Spotter Training Class led by a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City. The class is happening Friday, March 28th at 10AM – 1230PM at the College and Career Academy in Ringgold GA.
LaFayette High School baseball is back in action today. The Ramblers face Ridgeland today. The varsity plays at 5pm. A JV game will follow. Both games will be played at Ridgeland.