The Walton county 4-H BB team competed in the Daisy National BB Gun Championship Match over the July 4th weekend. Team members Lucy Peters, Preston Hall, Brycen Gran, Emily Goitia and Tony Stacy placed 2nd […]
Donald Ralph Yearwood, 54, of Monroe, Georgia passed away at his home on July 8, 2017. Donald is survived by his parents, Ralph Yearwood and Jimmie Ruth Whitehead Yearwood, his girlfriend Pam Turpin Standridge, his […]
John Russell Jackson, age 90, of Monroe, died on July 10, 2017. He was born in Walton County on January 17, 1927 to the late Maude Wafford Jackson and the late John Noble Jackson. He […]
John Milton Poss, 51, of Good Hope, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 10, 2017. He was born on September 10, 1965 to the late Milton and Allison Poss of Good Hope. John graduated from […]
Walton County Sheriff’s Office reported the following Community Alerts for Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. ZONE 1 Suspicious Person: Deputies responded to a residence on Amber […]
Zackery James Lively, age 31 of Loganville, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Private Services will be held at a later date. Zack worked as a HVAC Technician with Comfort Control, Inc. in Buford. […]
Forty artists and almost 120 fabulous works make a wonderful Members Show … add live music, some refreshments and awards … and it all adds up to a grand Opening Reception. Many thanks to all our member-artists who […]
The joint work session and City Council meeting for the City of Loganville is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2017. This will be the last meeting at this location. The City officially […]
SOCIAL CIRCLE – The City of Social Circle Police Department began teaming up with local restaurants this year to connect with the community through a monthly Coffee with a Cop. It is continuing the tradition with […]
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC), the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), and the Georgia chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) recently announced the expansion of the Georgia […]
Looking for something for the kids to do Tuesday? The Monroe Walton County Library has something to help you out. Onstage is performing a skit from James and the Giant Peach. This is a musical, […]
The Walton County Board of Commissioners will recognize the Walton “Stick Squad” 10 U World Series Baseball Champions at Tuesday’s BOC meeting. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. in the Historic Walton County Courthouse […]
Walton County Sheriff’s Office reports the following Community Alerts for the period Friday, July 7, 2017 to Sunday, July 9, 2017. Please note an arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction. Friday, July 7, […]
My husband and I have had a long standing argument about whether or not I am a cheap date. He swears I am. I wasn’t convinced. The problem, I joked, was that he was comparing […]
Georgia State Patrol report that Brayden Lewis Clark, 21, of Loganville was arrested and has been charged with several counts, including driving under the influence and homicide by vehicle, in the motor vehicle accident that […]
Walton County Fire Rescue were able to quickly extinguish a house fire on Monday morning at 190 Old Hwy 81 outside of Walnut Grove, according to WCFR Battalion Chief David Jarrett. The home was a […]
Monroe Public Safety officials report that two people were injured Sunday in separate accidents while skydiving in Monroe. Monroe Public Safety Director Keith Glass said the first was a 55-year-old woman who injured herself in […]
Little did I know this would be a journey of the heart when this cute pup was found in Lilburn. It all began with a simple message from a friend who I had helped find […]
The following are the incidents reported by the Monroe Police Department between June 23 – 29, 2017. Due to the length, this report has been split into four parts. This is the final part. Please note […]
Georgia is not alone in that it has a statute which prohibits people from using “fighting words.” But what are fighting words, exactly? It is defined in O.C.G.A. §16-11-39(3) under ‘disorderly conduct’ this way: “A […]
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