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A jury has found two men guilty in the August 2022 murder of a Rossville man.  Eric Dodds and Kavon Collier were both found guilty of felony murder and several other counts.  Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller has planned a... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the to find a missing 16-year-old.  According to local authorities, Renee McCoy, was last seen at Ridgeland High School on Tuesday and could now be in the Chattanooga area. She has been entered into NCIC... Read More.

A jet ski accident in northeastern Alabama over the weekend killed a Fort Oglethorpe native and Trion High School graduate and injured another Chattooga County man.  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has released a report regarding the fatal accident.According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency,... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriff's Department was involved in a high-speed chase yesterday morning.  Pursuit speeds topped more than 100 miles an hour before the chase ended across the state line in Hamilton County.  A male suspect was arrested and taken into custody.  A female... Read More.

Walker County is getting nearly five million dollars in grant money for playgrounds.  $4.81 million dollars is headed to the county.  The money has been earmarked for projects at the Rossville Recreation Center, the Lafayette Multisport Recreation Park, the Chattooga River Greenway and the... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center booked three males on felony offenses Wednesday.  54-year-old Jerry Anthony Bolin was booked on charges ranging from failure to register as a sex offender, willful obstruction, giving false information to law enforcement along with loitering and prowling.  To see... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center had three people booked on felony charges on Tuesday, including two on drug charges.  36-year-old Anthony Scott Dover faces charges of possession of a schedule 1, possession of marijuana of more than one ounce.  27-year-old Phillip Thomas Stansell was... Read More.

Blood Assurance is reporting a critical shortage in its blood supply in North Georgia.   As of Tuesday, the nonprofit had less than a two-day’s supply of most blood types on its shelves. Blood Assurance is calling on those with O-positive, O-negative, A-positive, A-negative, and B-negative... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center reported four felony arrests on Sunday.  33-year-old Corey Brian Asher was booked on charges of possession of schedule 1 and willful obstruction.  39-year-old Jessica Dean Camp was charged with two counts of willful obstruction, interference with government property and... Read More.

Walker County Tax Assessor Terry Gilreath told the county commission last week that property values in the county are up 30-percent.  Tax notices will go out soon informing owners of their latest property values.  Once the assessments are received, owners will have until June... Read More.