Stories tagged with: local

An update on a story from last week about injuries that happened on a school bus in the Ridgeland High School parking lot. The incident happened last Wednesday, November 6th.   According to news reports, a video from the bus shows several students standing up in... Read More.

A Chattanooga man was killed Tuesday night in Chattooga County while on the run from police.  56-year-old Anthony Wayne Holcomb was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office tried to make a stop on the vehicle driven by Holcomb just after... Read More.

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... Read More.

The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding two missing teens.  Tobias Gambrell is 14-years old.  Gambrell left a location on Roswell Road sometime between 1:30am and 8am Sunday morning.  He was spotted yesterday at a Mapco gas station on Lee... Read More.

Administrators with Walker County Schools and law enforcement are investigating an incident involving a school bus on Wednesday.  Superintendent Damon Raines says a school bus driver was moving at a slow speed on Ridgeland High’s campus when the driver was forced to make an... Read More.

Four felony arrests in Walker County on Wednesday.  Among those arrested, 45-year-old Devine Demont Clark.  Clark was booked on simple battery and second-degree criminal damage to property.  Millie Ann Buckner, 42-years-old, was charged with exploitation or intimidation of an elderly person.  You can view... Read More.

The election is not over for everyone.  There is still one race left to be determined.  The District 3 Board of Education race is set for a run off.  Incumbent Tina Painter and Travis Q. Middleton were the top two vote getters.  They will... Read More.

More than 32,000 ballots were cast yesterday in Walker County.  That's 74% of the registered voters in the county.  Local election returns from yesterday.  Walker County Board of Education District 3.  We will have a runoff.   The Republican incumbent Tina Painter picked up 33%... Read More.

Today is election day. The polls are open today until 7pm. Georgia 93-7 will have complete election coverage tonight beginning during the 7pm hour. Join us all night for election coverage you can listen online at DiscoverWalker.comA CHICKAMAUGA MAN IS SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a Thursday night shooting in Chickamauga.  25-year-old Dakota Austin Bottomlee was shot and killed.  Police are looking for two males seen in the area earlier in Thursday.    The shooting happened... Read More.

Today is the last day for early voting in Georgia.  By the time the polls close at 5pm today, it's expected to be a record breaking year for early voting in Walker County.  The polls are open from 8am to 5pm.  You can vote... Read More.

Fire Departments from Trion, Summerville and Hays responded to a mobile home fire last night.  The blaze was in the Saddle Club Road area.  No one was home at the time of the fire.  Firefighters were able to rescue the homeowner's dog and put... Read More.