Stories tagged with: local

A 34-year-old Chattanooga woman has turned herself in to Walker County authorities.  Ashley Elizabeth Harris had warrants out for 3 counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals and two counts of cruelty to animals.  The charges stem from an incident in Rossville back in... Read More.

Just a reminder a section of Glass Mill Road will be closed this week.  The closure is scheduled for between 8:30am and 3pm.  Crews will be installing a new water main in the area between Loften Lane and Driftwood Drive.A residential structure caught fire... Read More.

The Walker County Sheriffs office is looking for information about a missing 19 year old.  Jacob McCurdy was last in contact with his family just over two weeks ago on April 5th.  According to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, a friend of McCurdy's told... Read More.

Walker County’s annual governmental and business activities audit was given to the Walker County Board of Commissioners during their monthly meeting last week.. Amongst other things, it shows sales taxes as the County’s biggest revenue as well as Public Safety being its biggest expense. ... Read More.

LaFayette will begin an new infrastructure project at the south end of the city. By replacing 49 year old infrastructure, the 1.35 million dollar venture is meant to help build up capacity growth for Roper and other Industries. It will be funded by a... Read More.

A chase that started in Tennessee moved across state lines into Walker County yesterday.  The U-Haul van was being pursued by agencies from Grundy, Marion and Hamilton Counties when it cross state lines into Walker County.  The van later crashed on Highway 136 in... Read More.

A woman is in custody after carjacking a vehicle from a Walmart parking lot and leading officers on a chase across state lines Thursday.   According to the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, 41-year-old Debra Bice pulled a knife on another woman in the Battlefield Parkway... Read More.

The Walker County Animal Control and the Shelter Team assisted the City of LaFayette Police Department with a hoarding case recently. The move resulted in 93 animals being impounded. 83 are cats. Due to the health and the temperament of the cats as well... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center reports six felony arrests from Monday. 50 year old Charles Wilburn Lacey was arrested and charged with possession of meth. For a complete list of Walker County arrest reports - please visit DiscoverWalker.comA new exhibit has opened at the... Read More.

The Walker County Detention Center reports two felony arrest from Saturday.  At 7 o’clock Saturday night 29 year old Justin Casey Steel was booked and charged with stealing a motor vehicle.  Steel also faces drug related charges including possession of meth.  27 year old Christian Tyler Senn was... Read More.

Georgia Labor Commissioner reported last week that nonfarm employment increased 0.1 percent, in February 2023. Employment expanded in transportation, and utilities, government, and construction. However, the professional and business services, information, and manufacturing sectors lost jobs over the month. Over the year, employment in... Read More.

The Georgia State Legislature has wrapped up their session.  We'll have a break down during the noon hour on WQCH as we visit with State Representative Mike Cameron.  Make plans to join us today following our noon news on WQCH.Wednesday nights fire at the... Read More.