The cases of COVID-19 and people on precautionary quarantine at Walton County School District was down again this week. Districtwide there were 22 new cases, which is .14 % of the school population. This is […]
Monroe, GA – The Walton County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has vaccinated eligible Walton County employees for COVID-19 and is now opening up the vaccination site to Walton County residents. “Walton County EMA worked with […]
On Tuesday, March 23, a Monroe woman got a call at work that is every mother’s nightmare. The woman was Kimberly Hewell and the call was from a friend who was taking care of Hewell’s […]
Gwinnett County has partnered with Gwinnett County Public Schools and the Building Babies’ Brains initiative to launch an early learning and literacy program called Building Brains (B2) Anywhere. B2 Anywhere provides mobile early learning programs across […]
Update The National Weather Service extended the Tornado watch for several counties, including Walton, Gwinnett and surrounding counties, until 7 a.m. on Friday, March 26, 2021. Update Significant Weather Advisory issued until 3:30 a.m. Expired […]
Applications open in late April The Board of Commissioners announced that the County will use more than $28.1 million in stimulus funds from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program to launch an extension of its […]
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 […]
Floyd Spence, Jr., age 86 of Monroe, passed away on March 22, 2021. He was born in Monroe on January 6, 1935, to the late Floyd Spence, Sr. and the late Carrie I. Robinson Spence. […]
Social Circle Nursing & Rehab has a spike in deaths and cases reported since last week The following is a snapshot of the statistics reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health at 3 p.m. […]
Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will install multiple lanes closures on Interstate 85 to allow the contractor to patch portions of the northbound and southbound lanes. The lane closures will be from […]
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period 11 – 18, 2021. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the final part. Please […]
Beginning Thursday, March 25, all Georgia residents age 16 or older will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccination should they so choose. Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement Tuesday in a press conference, stating […]
The following is a snapshot of the statistics reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Georgia is reporting 75 more deaths and Gwinnett is reporting no more […]
Phillip Thane Moon was born on April 8th, 1954 and went to be with the Lord on March 22nd, 2021. Phillip was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He grew up in Gwinnett County […]
Reports of COVID-19 at the University of Georgia remain low, with 32 individuals reporting positive tests for the week of March 15-21. The number—a decrease of one from the previous week—sets a new record for […]
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period March 11 – 18, 2021. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the fourth part. […]
DOT is setting up a detour Expect traffic delays for a while on Unisia Drive at Highway 83 in Monroe due to an overturned dump truck. “It is an overturned dump truck with a full […]
Harbor Freighting has open job postings in its Monroe and Madison stores. Click or tap on the relevant link for more information. Editor’s Note: These job postings were found on the Harbor Freight Career website […]
The following is a snapshot of the statistics reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Georgia is reporting 17 more deaths and Gwinnett and Walton County are […]
According to Walton County Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Craig League, WCFR and Monroe Fire Department responded to a house fire at 5:57 pm on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, on Oakland Drive off Laboon Road. […]
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