The Walker County Board of Commissioners met last night for what was the final time in 2024. The meeting was also the finale for outgoing Commission Chair Shannon Whitfield and District 4 Commissioner and Vice-Chair Robert Stultz. Chair elect Angie Teems will take office in January. Commissioners rescinded a $5,850 county supplement for Sheriff Steve Wilson. Commissioners cited a nearly six percent raise in salary for the sheriff due to the state’s cost of living adjustment for employees along with a longevity clause due to Wilson’s recent reelection. The addition of the supplement would have meant an additional 10-percent raise from the previous year. The commission also discussed cutting from two mandated meetings a month to just one. The motion was tabled for the incoming board members to consider. Also tabled for a later date was a proposed change to the county’s animal code, which would require dog and cat owners to spay or neuter their pet. Dogs older than six months would be required to be surgically altered or castrated; the same would apply to felines four months and older. You can read a full recap of last night’s commission meeting on our website at DiscoverWalker.com.
Just a reminder Walker County schools will dismiss early today. Elementary school students are dismissed at 11:30am. Middle and High School students get out at 12:30pm. If you’re traveling around today be on the lookout for busses and watch out for student drivers.
The City of LaFayette Police Department is asking for help in identifying two individuals. The man and woman were involved in an incident on December 7th at Walmart. Police have posted the individuals on their Facebook page. If you can identify them, please contact the LaFayette Police Department.
Catoosa County Police are looking for a runaway teen. Sometime between midnight and 2am yesterday, Eli Braxton Teems ran away from home. He lived in the area off Highway 41 near Rogers Drive. Teems was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and black pants. If you have any information on the location of Eli Braxton Teems, please call the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office.
The Georgia Department of Labor says nearly 46,000 jobs have been created in the last 12 months in the state. Unemployment in Georgia was 3.7% for November. That’s up a 10th of a percent from October.
