Monroe native and current resident, Dr. Harris Malcom, Missionary with the Georgia Baptist Association, was introduced by Rep. Bruce Williamson this week as the House of Representatives Chaplain of the Day. In introducing his life-long […]
BETHLEHEM, Ga., – Construction partners with the Georgia DOT will implement single lane closures on SR 316 eastbound from SR 81 until Harry McCarty Road. Weekly overnight lane closures will occur from 8:00 p.m. until 5:30 […]
On Jan. 10, 2020 there was an official ribbon cutting for the new Walton County indoor batting cages at West Walton Park in Loganville. According to officials, this facility is a great addition to West […]
Georgia Rep. Brett Harrell covers Georgia District 106 which includes parts of Loganville On Monday, January 13, 2020, the Georgia House of Representatives convened for the second regular session of the 155th Georgia General Assembly. […]
Walton County has current job postings in several departments. Click or tap on the current link for more information. Editor’s Note: These job postings were found on the Walton County career website on Jan. 18, […]
Newly-elected Social Circle Mayor David Keener literally got out of his hospital bed the day before to take the Oath of Office in the standing room only Community building in Social Circle on Jan. 13, […]
End the Cycle animal advocates will have another presentation at this week’s Monroe City Council meeting. The organization is on a mission to get local cities and the county to change local laws to prevent […]
Georgia Department of Natural Resources is now accepting entries for the 2020 Youth Birding T-shirt Art Contest. The contest is open to Georgia residents in PreK through 12th grade and the winning bird artwork will […]
Walton County School District has several current job postings. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information or to apply. Editor’s Note: These job postings were found on the WCSD career website on […]
Monroe, GA – U.S. Congressman Jody Hice (GA-10) announced the names of 22 young men and women whom he nominated for appointment to United States Service Academies, three of them from the local area. Jack Calhoun, […]
There will be a ribbon cutting and grand opening at 10 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 of the West Walton Indoor Hitting Facility. This facility will be used “to create more well-rounded hitters and […]
The first meeting of the year of the Monroe City Council will be at 6 p.m. tonight, Jan. 7, 2020 at City Hall on N. Broad Street. This is the January 2020 Work Session of […]
In the first meeting of 2020, the Walton County Board of Commissioners will consider a rezone that could bring a U-Pick Blueberry Farm to the Social Circle/Covington area of the county. They will consider a […]
The Walton County government is looking to hire a human resources coordinator, a systems administrator and more. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information. Editor’s Note: These job postings were found on […]
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that the Northeast Georgia region notched two records in November 2019. The 12-county region set an all-time low unemployment rate and set a record high for employment, preliminary […]
You are urged to “Be green this holiday and into 2018!” From Dec. 26, 2017 through January 11, 2020, Keep Walton Beautiful & Recycling Center is inviting the community to bring in their retired Christmas tree to […]
Every year as I compile this list, I hope that this time a lot more good news stories will make it into the top most-read stories. Sadly again this was not the case. In 2019, the […]
A former employee of the Walton County court clerk’s office was arrested Friday after a more than 3-year-investigation. Melinda Joyce Castels, 52, turned herself into the Walton County jail early Friday morning, Dec. 27, 2019, […]
The Oconee County government has several current job postings. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information or to apply. Click or tap on this link for all Oconee County job postings. Editor’s […]
Three members of the Gunn family will stand trial together next year in the alleged shooting death on Nov. 16, 2017 of Dontravious Stanley, 18, and Antavious Smith, 19, both of Newton County. The shooting took place […]
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