July 2018 – Page 2 – Your Local News

Found 2 Akita’s Loganville

07/27/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Update , they have jumped the fences now of two different neighbors . Now on foot trying to re capture ! Proof of ownership required! Found off of rosebud rd . Call 7702896903

Roundup of this week’s job postings

07/27/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

If you missed one of our job postings this week, here is a roundup. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information. Editor’s Note: These job postings were found on the web between […]

Update: Owners of Beagle found on Beagle Run have been located

07/27/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Update: The owners of this beagle have been found. This beagle was found on Beagle Run in Monroe. It is described as very playful and well kept. Email Sharon@waltonliving.com if you can identify and the information […]

UPDATE TO MATTIE’S CALL: Missing autistic man located

07/27/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Update This missing man, Trevellion Thomas was located early on the morning of July 27, 2018. He was found walking near Centerville Highway and Annistown Road. That location is very close to the Walmart he […]

Update: The identity of man who died in officer involved shooting released

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Update: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released the name of the man who died in the officer involved shooting in Walton County on July 26, 2018. It was William Earnest Brooks, 43. The GBI […]

Obituary and funeral services: Gerald Cleveland Peters, 75, of Social Circle

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Gerald Cleveland Peters, 75 of Social Circle, GA, died peacefully on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at his residence in Cumming, GA, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 9, 1942, to the […]

Recent DOT change at Rowe Road and Hwy 78

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

God bless GDOT for their recent changes at Rowe Road and Hwy. 78. They have eliminated a very dangerous situation at that intersection. I’ve grown tired of seeing the results of accidents there. Bloodied people […]

Food Truck Friday and Movies at the Mill return Friday

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

What says these are your last days of summer vacation more than Food Truck Friday and Movies at the Mill. The community is invited to join in on Friday, July 27, to this fun event […]

Fundraiser to help Gwinnett police officer injured in helicopter crash while on duty

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Almost one year ago on Sept. 1, 2017, two Gwinnett County Police officers, on helicopter patrol in “Air One” crashed at Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. They were returning to the airport for fear of inclement […]

LifeSouth faces an emergency need for blood donors

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers faces emergency need for all blood types, and encourages the community to donate blood. Summer continues to be a slow time for blood donations due to weather, travel and school breaks, […]

Obituary: David McCart, of loganville

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

David McCart, retired auto mechanic (McCart’s Garage), of Loganville, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Graveside Services were held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Haynes Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. […]

GBI seeks help identifying remains found in 2017

07/26/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

(July 25, 2018) The GBI is again asking for the public’s assistance in identifying human remains that were found near Interstate 85 in February of 2017. The skeleton remains were discovered in a wooded area […]

Tucker Door in Monroe is hiring warehouse/production workers

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

If you are dependable, have a good work ethic, take pride in your work and enjoy being part of a team in a family environment, then Tucker Door in Monroe may have a position in […]

Social Circle library expansion groundbreaking planned for Friday

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

At 11 a.m. on Friday, July 27, 2018, there will be a groundbreaking for the expansion of theW.H. Stanton Memorial Library in Social Circle. Social Circle officials say the library will relocate temporarily to the Blue Willow Village […]

Walton County has an opening for a public information officer/webmaster

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Walton County has an opening for a Public Information Officer/Webmaster. You can visit the jobs page on the website for details on this and other open positions at www.waltoncountyga.gov/jobs/ and to apply. Or you can call […]

Vehicle fire shuts down Friendship Church Road in Monroe

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Walton County Fire Rescue reports that it responded to a vehicle fire on Friendship Church Road off Highway 11 north of Monroe in Walton County on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. “The vehicle’s passenger compartment was […]

Party, Twighlight kayak tours to celebrate Perseid Meteor Shower in August

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Hard Labor Creek State Park invites you this August to explore the stars, or rather meteors, from its facilities in Rutledge! Throughout the month, the camp staff are hosting activities, tours, and a party centered […]

Loganville’s Chase Foltyn to attend Oglethorpe University

07/25/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

ATLANTA, GA (07/24/2018)– Chase Foltyn of Loganville was among incoming students welcomed to Oglethorpe University on July 20 for MAP Day (Making a Petrel). The event is for first-year students who have committed to attend […]

Some unhappy with fix at SR 78/Rowe/Troy Smith intersection

07/24/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Following several years of complaints about the number of accidents at the intersection of Highway 78, Troy Smith Road and Rowe Road, the Georgia Department of Transportation is finally doing something about it. But not […]

Caterpillar in Athens is hiring ManufactuReady graduates

07/24/2018 Sharon Swanepoel 0

Caterpillar in Athens is hiring a material master owner as well as 1st and second shift assemblers in their Athens plant. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information and to apply. Please […]