IN ROSSVILLE, WALKER COUNTY OFFICIALS BROKE GROUND ON IT’S FIRST SO CALLED SIGNATURE PARK YESTERDAY. ADVENTURE ACRES… OFF SALEM ROAD WILL HAVE A NATURE-THEMED PLAYGROUND, SPLASH PAD, WALKING TRAIL AND PAVILION WITH RESTROOM FACILITIES. COMMISSION CHAIR SHANNON WHITFIELD SAYS THE NEW COMPLEX SHOULD INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR BOTH KIDS AND PARENTS ALIKE..IT’S FUNDED BY A TWO MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT,,AND IS HOPED TO BE OPEN BY MEMORIAL DAY, 20-25
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation the right northbound lane of I-75 will be closed today from 9am until 3pm. Working will be repairing a guardrail near mile marker 320. So if you are traveling back from Atlanta or anywhere near Gordon County, you should probably expect some delays.
All 26 of Georgia’s public universities and colleges added students this fall in the strongest enrollment surge in years. Enrollment rose 6% statewide from fall 2023. That increase of nearly 20,000 students set a new record of nearly 365,000, surpassing last year’s previous high of 344,000. During a Tuesday meeting in Atlanta, University System of Georgia officials told regents they believed the system had benefitted from the Georgia Match program that sends letters to high school seniors urging them to apply for admission. Also continuing to power the surge were the online master’s degree programs offered by Georgia Tech. The Atlanta university saw enrollment grow by another 11% and is now Georgia’s largest university, with more than 53,000 students.
The Walker County Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday. The meeting happens at the Courthouse Annex III on South Main Street in LaFayette. You can watch the meeting on the county’s Facebook page. Several items are on the agenda for Thursday including the ordinance to amend the alcoholic beverage code, amendment to the land use code and permits regarding solar energy systems.
