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A winter storm warning is in effect until 7am tomorrow for Walker County.  Make sure you bring your pets inside.  Check on your elderly neighbors and family members.  Also remember to be careful with heat sources.  Candles and space heaters are a fire risk. ... Read More.

Walker County Schools are closed today.  All after school activities are also closed.  Chickamauga City Schools are closed today as well.  Walker County is under a high wind warning until 7pm today.  A wind advisory is in effect until Saturday at 1am.  Wind gusts... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center reported two felony arrests on Tuesday.  Among those booked, 33-year-old Christopher Shane Barrett.  Barrett faces 2nd degree burglary charges.  You can view the complete arrest report online at DiscoverWalker.comGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he'll propose $1.8 billion in added... Read More.

A single car accident Saturday morning on Highway 27 claimed the life of a Trion man.  According to the Georgia State Patrol, the accident happened Saturday morning at 6am.  39-year-old Charles Lynn Cagle was driving a Jeep Cherokee on Highway 27 South near Bicentennial... Read More.

Walker County has finished work on failing culverts.  The work has been completed along Glentana Road and Villanow Mill Creek Road.  A contractor installed new box culverts on both roads.  The project costs Walker County $480,000.The Walker County Detention Center reported 6 felony bookings... Read More.

A 41-year-old man in Walker County faces charges after investigators say they found evidence of child sexual abuse material at his home.  Agents arrested Sean Ferguson on Tuesday, according to a release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.  The investigation into Ferguson's online activity began after... Read More.

The son of a former North Georgia Superior Court Judge has been killed in North Dakota.  Nicholas Van Pelt was shot and killed in his apartment on Christmas Eve.  Van Pelt was a member of the North Dakota Air National Guard.  A Ringgold native,... Read More.

If you're ready to be rid of those leaves in the yard, the City of LaFayette can help.  The city has announced that the final round of leaf pick up will start next Monday in Ward 1.  They will continue through the rest of... Read More.

As we head into this New Year's weekend, please remember to be safe on the roadways and celebrate responsibly this New Year's Eve.  All LaFayette City Offices will be closed on Monday, New Year's Day.  Mondays trash route will run on Tuesday.The Walker County... Read More.

The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public to help find missing juvenile Aireanna Williams.  The 16-year-old was last seen early in the morning on Dec. 26th on Carriage Drive in Catoosa County.  The Sheriff's Office says she is believed to be... Read More.

A quick update on a story from yesterday.  Deputies in Chattooga County shot and killed a man suspected in the murder of a Summerville woman after authorities say he pulled a knife on them late Christmas Eve.  It all began with the discovery of... Read More.