The NTSB will arrive on scene today to investigate the Cirrus SR22 plane that crashed at the LaFayette Airport yesterday afternoon. The NTSB says the small plane crashed while attempting to land, and a post-crash fire followed. Two people were on board when the plane crashed. Neither survived. The cause of the crash is unknown. Names of the victims have not been released.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is no longer investigating a case involving Chattooga County Commissioner Andy Allen. Allen was involved in an altercation with a man from Kentucky. Chattooga County law enforcement had asked Walker County to handle the investigation. Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clay Fuller has asked that the investigation be handled by an agency out of the district. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation will now handle looking into the case.
8 felony arrests in Walker County on Wednesday. Among those arrested, 33-year-old Lawrence Cody Black was charged with aggravated assault, two counts of 3rd degree cruelty to children along with other charges. 27-year-old Paige Leighann Davis was booked on possession of meth charges. 38-year-old Rober Leon Lusk was arrested for possession of meth, possession of schedule I, obstruction of law enforcement and tampering with evidence. 45-year-old Willard Shane Ingram was also arrested on possession of meth charges as well.
The latest restaurant health inspections for Walker County:
93 Little Ceasars 804 North Main Street LaFayette, GA
89 Sonic Drive In Chickamauga 1016 LaFayette Road Chickamauga, GA
87 Wanda’s Restaurant 20 Pinoak Drive Rock Spring, GA
100 McDonald’s Chickamauga 106 Lafayette Road Chickamauga, GA
91 The Best (Grill Restaurant) 150 Pearl Drive LaFayette, GA
90 Greg’s Restaurant 2078 North Main Street LaFayette, GA
Georgia residents are on track to get another state income tax rebate and a further income tax rate cut after the state Senate on Thursday passed the measures backed by Gov. Brian Kemp. The Republican is likely to sign the measures in the coming days, which means income tax rebates of up to $500 would be paid in coming months and Georgians would owe less when they pay their 2025 income taxes. It would be the third consecutive year for state income tax rebates under House Bill 112, which passed the Senate 52-0.
