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An early morning accident Tuesday killed a Rossville man.  Just after 7am yesterday, a 2007 Toyota Corolla turned in front of a 2014 Lincoln MKS.  The accident happened at State Route 2 and Happy Valley Road at Ridgeland High School.  46-year-old Curtis Williams of... Read More.

Georgia now has $10.7 billion in surplus cash that its leaders can spend however they want after the state ran a huge surplus for the third straight year.  The State Accounting Office, in a Monday report, said Georgia ran a $5.3 billion surplus in the... Read More.

A sting operation netted four arrests in Chattooga County.  The Chattooga County Sheriff's Department along with several other local, state and federal agencies were involved in Operation Child-Proof.  The sting operation began on Wednesday of last week.  Four men aged 30 to 67 traveled... Read More.

Road closures are happening today in LaFayette.  Some roads will be closed due to the Music on Main concert featuring Craig Campbell.  At noon today, Main Street will be closed from Villanow to Patton.  At 5pm, Main Street will close through Culberson.  Villanow Street... Read More.

Lafayette’s 2023 concert series, “Music on Main,” winds up tomorrow night.  The event starts at 7pm.  Singer Craig Campbell will be the headliner.  Amber Carrington, a former finalist on TV's "The Voice" will be performing as well.  Please note that Main Street will be... Read More.

The GBI has identified the suspect killed in a shootout with Walker County Deputies on Sunday.  58-year-old James Kenneth Cook, threatened a family member and then opened fire as deputies entered the home, after closing himself up in the Bragg Circle home in Rossville.  The GBI... Read More.

A man is dead after authorities say he opened fire on deputies at a duplex on Briggs Circle in Rossville late Sunday night. One deputy was hit, and he's expected to recover.  A release from the Walker County Sheriff's Office says a woman called deputies... Read More.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released information on a shooting that happened in Rossville on Thursday.  Rossville Police and the GBI started investigating around 3 p.m. on October 5. Someone alerted police of a possible shooting at apartments on Park City Road in Rossville.  Authorities... Read More.

A proposed residential development in rural Chattanooga Valley was blocked when the Walker County Board of Commissioners denied a request to rezone nearly 130 acres of agricultural land. Named Laurel Station, the phased development on Highway 193 south of the High Point community was planned... Read More.

A Walker County man convicted of child molestation with the help of testimony of two of his victims is headed to prison for several years.  A jury convicted Stewart Arra Kelley of 4 counts of child molestation and 3 counts of sexual battery against a... Read More.

A public hearing is set for Thursday on the proposed new fiscal year budget for Walker County.  The hearing will take place at 7pm Thursday at the Walker County Courthouse Annex III at 201 South Main Street in LaFayette.  A second meeting is set... Read More.

The Walker County School Board will meet tonight at 6pm.  The meeting will be held at the Central Office at 201 South Duke Street in LaFayette.    Yesterday just after 3 p.m., officers with the Cartersville Police Department responded to the area of Highway 41 South... Read More.