Business
Barrow County Schools is hiring – Job Fair Saturday
Barrow County Schools has several open job postings. There will be a Job Fair from 9 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, at 272 N. 5th Avenue in Winder. Click or tap on the […]
Month: March 2025
Police and Fire
WCFR and Loganville fire respond to storage shed fire in Walnut Grove
Walton County remains under a high fire danger warning Fire in a storage shed in Walnut Grove on March 3, 2025. Photo courtesy of Walton County Fire Rescue WALTON COUNTY, GA (March 3, 2025) Walton […]
Schools
Nearly 600 students volunteer for Georgia State University’s 2025 MLK Day of Service
ATLANTA, GA (02/04/2025)– Nearly 600 Georgia State University students participated in the institution’s 2025 MLK Day of Service, in honor of the vision and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They volunteered […]
Schools
Dean’s, President’s Lists Students Named for UA Fall 2024 Term
TUSCALOOSA, AL (01/27/2025)– A total of 14,631 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2024 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president’s list with […]
Police and Fire
MPD Reports: Alleged phone thief emails owner refusing to return phone; another phone stolen at gunpoint and owner assaulted
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period Feb. 21 – 28, 2025. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the first part. Please note […]
Top News
Walton EMC School EmPOWERment Grants reach historic $3 million milestone
MONROE, Ga. – In an annual ritual, a small caravan of Walton Electric Membership Corporation employees – armed with signs and checks – zig zags throughout the cooperative’s service territory stopping at schools along the […]
Police and Fire
Breaking: Overnight fire in Between destroys home and 3 vehicles
Nobody was home at the time, two adults victims were displaced Fire on Nunnally Farm Road in Between destroys home and three vehicles in the early morning hours of March 3, 2025. Photo credit: Walton […]
Obituaries
Obituary and funeral service: Barbara Judean ‘Nana’ Barrett, 88, of Monroe
Click or tap on the image above for a digital tribute to Barbara Judean ‘Nana’ Barrett Barbara Judean (Nana) Barrett, age 88 of Monroe, passed away on March 1, 2025. She was born on October […]
Obituaries
Obituary and funeral service: Johnny Hubert Towler, Jr., 89, of Griffin (formerly of Monroe)
Click or tap on the image above for a digital memorial tribute to Johnny Towler Johnny Hubert Towler Jr. passed away on Wednesday February 26 in his home in Griffin Georgia. He would have been […]
Obituaries
Obituary and funeral service: Rita Fay ‘Marshall’ Williams, 71, of Monroe
Rita Fay (Marshall) Williams, age 71, of Monroe, Georgia, passed away February 28th, 2025. The family will receive friends for a visitation on Saturday, March 8th from 3PM-5PM at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 209 South […]
Obituaries
Obituary and funeral service: Patricia M. Moon, 68, of Loganville
Patricia M. Moon, age 68 of Loganville, GA, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in the Loganville Chapel of Tim […]
Business
Could you use your tax return more productively?
Tax season is coming up soon! For many, that will mean an extra few dollars in their bank account. Many folks will race down to the electronics store for a new game console or flatscreen […]
Police and Fire
MPD Reports: Juveniles behaving badly
The City of Monroe Police Department reported the following incidents for the period Feb. 14 – 20, 2025. Due to the length, this report has been split into five parts. This is the final part. Please note […]
Government
Guest column: Legislative update from Georgia Rep. Bruce Williamson (R-Monroe)
Dear Friends, We have just completed day 25 of this Legislative Session! The House has been very busy putting the finishing touches on legislation, voting them out of the House, and sending them to the Senate. Not […]
Police and Fire
Breaking: Elderly man on bicycle hit by vehicle in Loganville
Victim transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries LOGANVILLE, GA (Feb. 28, 2025 – A spokesperson for the City of Loganville confirmed that a 79-year-old man was struck by a vehicle while riding his […]
Schools
Local students named to Rhodes College’s Fall 2024 Honor Roll
MEMPHIS, TN (02/26/2025)– Rhodes College is proud to recognize the following students named to the Fall 2024 Honor Roll. The honor recognizes academic excellence. Isabella Boyd of Loganville, Georgia Joan Mathew of Loganville, Georgia To qualify […]
Schools
Alphonse Russo, of Loganville, named to Mars Hill University Fall 2024 Dean’s List
MARS HILL, NC (02/20/2025)– Alphonse Russo of Loganville is one of 482 Mars Hill University students named on the Honor Roll of the Academic Dean at the end of the fall 2024 semester. To qualify […]
Business
Walton County, Ga is hiring
Walton County Government has many open job postings including new postings for a staff attorney/associate probate judge, animal control officer, property appraiser, recycling technician and a temporary deputy sheriff for court services. Click or tap […]