Marvin R. Harrison, age 79 of Loganville, passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at Sunrise Baptist Church, 3000 […]
Update Dry Pond Road is closed between Drivetime Spur and County Road 214 at the moment. Initial Story Walton County Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 1870 Dry Pond Road near Gratis at […]
On average, twice as many children in the United States are killed while walking on Halloween than any other day of the year. That’s why the Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services is […]
It has been a rough 12 hours on local roads. Walton County Fire Rescue is reporting that crews assisted Newton County Fire with a head-on collision that occurred at 4:30 a.m. this morning on Highway […]
Walton County Fire Rescue confirmed that a 14-year-old was lifeflighted to Grady Burn Unit overnight with 2nd-degree burns after gasoline was allegedly thrown on a bonfire. The accident happened on Covenant Trail off Hester Town […]
Update Georgia State Patrol confirmed that two young people lost their lives in a wreck on Highway186 and Moina Michael Road near Good Hope on Oct. 31, 2018. Ashley Allen, 24, of Mansfield, died at […]
Patricia Ann Whirl, age 58 of Monroe passed away on Sunday, October 28, 2018. A funeral service will be held 1:00 PM, Thursday, November 1, 2018, in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home, […]
The Georgia Department of Education has released the 2018 School Climate Star Ratings for local schools across the state. For the first time since the inception of School Climate Star Ratings, nine Walton County schools […]
Monroe, Georgia, October 30, 2018 – On Stage, a Walton County community theater, has received the Vibrant Community grant from the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA). This grant […]
Good Hope Christian Church is having a can food drive for the community beginning today and going on thru Nov. 19. This is to help put food on the table for Thanksgiving for those in […]
The Georgia Department of Transportation is hosting a Public Information Open House on the proposed construction of the State Route 83 Connector, aka the Monroe Bypass today, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. It will take place […]
With Christmas fast approaching, many find themselves strapped when it comes to making it through the holidays. Sometimes people turn to short-term, or payday loans to help get them over a financial bump. The Better […]
Walton County enjoyed winning many medals and ribbons the weekend of October 19-21, 2018 at the Special Olympic State Games in Gainesville, Georgia. Thirty-eight athletes from Walton County participated. State Champions Gold Medal Winners Astros […]
Much excitement this week!! * Gifts from the HeART opens with this Thursday’s LIGHT UP THE NIGHT downtown event — we’ll be open 11 am – 8 pm! Our entire Gallery is transformed into a […]
The City of Monroe reported the following incidents for the period Oct. 19 – 25, 2018. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the second part. Please note […]
OfficeMax in Loganville has postings for seasonal as well as full-time positions. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information. Editor’s posts. These job postings were found on the web on Oct. 30, […]
Monroe Police Department announced that the suspect seen on surveillance allegedly stealing a camera and computer equipment out of a jeep while riding past on a bike has been arrested. He was identified as Rodrick […]
As is usually the case at the annual spring Republican BBQ at the farm of Republican Party chairman Roy Roberts, a large crowd turned up Monday for a fall event, this one billed as a […]
This is a reprint from an earlier story that ran in 2016. There are no fewer ghosts stories today than there were then. We ran a special in the 2016 issue of Walton Living Magazine […]
Ralph E. Yearwood, age 89 of Monroe, passed away October 28, 2018. A Graveside Service will be held at 3 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Hill Haven Memory Gardens in Monroe with Rev. […]
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