Click or tap on this link for a digital tribute to Alice Joyce Witcher Shumate. Alice Joyce Witcher Shumate of Monroe, Georgia, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2026 at the age of 91. A […]
Bobby Gene Osborne, age 72, of Monroe, GA, passed away Friday, September 26th, 2025. A Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, September 30th, 2025, at 1:00 P M in the Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral […]
Retired Gwinnett County Sheriff Deputy Felix J. Cosme, Jr., age 63, of Dacula, Georgia, died a hero’s death as he attempted to protect himself and a female co-worker from a violent criminal with no regard […]
My name is Elizabeth White, and I am a freshman at Loganville High School. Writing is something I have always enjoyed and I’m hoping to take it somewhere. Writing is one thing I’m actually really […]
Your Local News is in the process of introducing its third intake of Journalism Explorers – local high students considering a future in journalism. The Explorer program is part of the Learning for Life initiative sponsored […]
My name is Fatima. I am 17-years old and I am a senior at Walnut Grove High School. I’m really just your average teenager. I’m involved in clubs, like Key Club and Spanish Honor Society. […]
As the Georgia Bulldogs’ season opener against Austin Peay rapidly approaches, Dawgs fans are left to wonder what this 2018-2019 season will hold. The previous season did not have the ending Georgia fans wanted, yet […]
My name is Faith Reed. I am a sophomore at Social Circle High School and I am in the dual enrollment program. I currently attend Georgia Military College; however, I am transferring to Georgia State […]
My name is Michael Fraser, I’m 16 and in the second half of my sophomore year. I have Lived in Loganville for seven years, but have been in Georgia for nine. My place of birth […]
My name is Alanna King, and I’m a junior at Loganville Christian Academy. When I was young, writing was a way for me to escape into a secret world that I could create, but now […]
My names Adeline Melton, I’m 16, and I attend Loganville High School. I’m a music lover. I love going to concerts and just listening to music in general. I enjoy singing. I love nature. I […]
My name is Joshua Walker, and I’m a sophomore at Walnut Grove High School. I have three older brothers and the best parents a person could ask for. At school, I take part in a variety […]
The Atlanta Falcons season may not have been as bad as it seemed. It is easy to focus on all of the bad things that happened, but once you get passed all of that, this […]
It was a year ago that we introduced the first intake of Journalism Explorers for Your Local News. We’re now a year in and they have had several columns and stories published and are back […]
My name is Chettney Carr I’m a freshman from Walnut Grove High School. My interest in journalism is to write, share the community’s opinions, and personally improve on my writing skills so I can learn […]
My name is Alexis Edwards, and I’m a freshman at Monroe Area High School. High school had always been a fear of mine. I was worried about finding my place as a young freshman in […]
Author’s note: Chiara Di Salvo, (tennis coach at Georgia Walton Academy) is a self-made success story. Her moving story enlightened me to what can come to be out of hard work and it inspired me to […]
Gwinnett County Public Schools announced that on Aug. 21, dismissal will be delayed by one hour at all schools to help ensure the safe viewing of an almost total eclipse of the sun. According to […]
Julie Cook is the owner of Dinner in a Dash, a quaint meal supplier in Between, Ga. Dinner in a Dash was founded in 2012 as a company to cook and supply made-from-scratch meals to […]
Freedom of expression is one of the most important aspects of life, and it is something we are starting to take for granted. To me, freedom of expression is a creative form of communication that […]
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