Despite a very busy day, first responders warned Wednesday that the worst may not yet be over. “There is a lull at the moment, but we’re gearing up for a possible Round 2,” said Capt. […]
Breaking: Officials confirm that there is possibly a tornado touchdown in Walton County in the Walnut Grove area. “We are very busy,” Capt. Jeff Allen said in confirming the report. The area is currently under […]
Update: Capt. Jeff Allen with Walton County Fire Rescue confirmed that Walton County Engine 3 was involved in an accident on Emmitt Still Road this morning while returning to the station from an incident. “The […]
UPDATE: Loganville officials confirm it was likely a lightning strike that damaged a home on Winchester Way in Loganville on Wednesday morning. Robbie Schwartz with the City of Loganville said that about 50 percent of […]
The Walton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to give all jailers and sheriff’s deputies at Walton County Sheriff’s Office an annual pay raise of a flat $3,000. This will go into effect May […]
A 31-year-old man from Lilburn was lifeflighted to Gwinnett Medical Center Sunday afternoon after he wrecked his motorcycle on Piney Grove Road in the Loganville area of Walton County. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper […]
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported the following Community Alerts for the period Tuesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 30, 2017. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. The Walton County […]
Following a promise to call for a vote by Commissioner Mark Banks at a Called Meeting of the Walton County Board of Commissioners last month, the issue of a salary adjustment for Walton County Commissioners […]
On Oct. 12 2015, Marcus Washington was arrested by Monroe Police Department following a search warrant and charged with aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, sexual battery and sexual exploitation of a child. This week, he […]
The Georgia Bureau of Information is reporting that this morning information has been circulating about a possible gunman at Jackson County High Schools. “There have been no shots fired and no gunman has been identified,” said […]
Officials with Walton County Fire Rescue confirm that they assisted in a house fire in Monroe Wednesday morning that displaced a family of four. The fire was at 420 Bridgeport Place in the city of […]
March 17, 2017 was a big day for newly certified Walton County Deputy Sheriff Jacob Council. It was the day he and his wife welcomed their firstborn son – and the day he aced his […]
Decatur, GA – More than half of child deaths in Georgia could have been prevented. That is the finding of the Georgia Child Fatality Review Program (GCFR) which evaluates all injury, sleep-related, and unexpected/suspicious deaths […]
A motorcyclist was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital on Saturday following a wreck on Highway 78 near the Cherry Hill Road exit. Monroe Public Safety Director Keith Glass said it was a single vehicle […]
MONROE – Following a crowded Walton County Board of Commissioners called work session Thursday, a vote is expected at the next BOC meeting that could end up hiking the pay of certified deputies and correction […]
SOCIAL CIRCLE — When Social Circle Police Officer Robert Orr headed to work in his patrol car just after 5 a.m. the morning of Saturday, March 18, 2017, he thought it was just going to […]
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported the following Community Alerts for March 20 – 21, 2017. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. Monday, March 20, 2017 ZONE 1 Nothing Reported. […]
Both Gwinnett and Walton County public safety officials are reporting multiple weather related calls going out all over. “Trees down, power lines down, brush fires due to lighting, etc,” said Battalion Chief Craig League with […]
Assistant Fire Chief Bill Owens with the Monroe Fire Department said that arson is suspected in a fire Saturday inside the old rock gym at the elementary school on Bold Springs Ave. “It occurred early […]
The City of Monroe has several job postings, including for a part-tim receptionist for the Visitor’s Center as well as openings in public safety. Editor’s Note: These job posting were found on the City of […]
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