WALTON COUNTY, GA (Feb. 9, 2026) – Walton County District Attorneys Office announced that a jury had convicted two men of child sex crimes after successful prosecutions in Walton County Superior Court. Walton County Sheriff’s […]
Dear Friends, Legislative Week 4 has concluded. Many groups and organizations choose this week to visit their State Capitol. This week we hosted events such as Hispanic Day, KSU Day, Girl Scout Day, ROTC Day, […]
The Loganville City Council will have the February 2026 City Council meeting at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at Loganville City Hall located at 4303 Lawrencville Road. The voting session of the Loganville […]
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA (Feb. 4,2025) – The residents of Social Circle and the surrounding community have been concerned about the possibility of an ICE detention facility coming to the city following a report in The […]
The Georgia Department of Labor announced last week that the 29-county Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area recorded an unemployment rate of 3.3% in December, down from a revised 3.9% in November. A year ago, the rate was 3.3%. […]
Update Tuesday morning, the Walton County government announced that the technical issue has been resolved. Initial Story Interruptions may cause temporary discoloration but no boiling of water is required The Walton County Government notified water […]
Public will be able to participate in a Q & A following a presentation LOGANVILLE, GA (Feb. 2, 2026) – The public kick-off of the Loganville zoning re-write is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, […]
WALTON COUNTY, GA (Feb. 1, 2026) Walton County District Attorney Randy McGinley office released the following statement regarding changes to jury duty on Feb. 2, 2026 as a result of weather related road conditions. There […]
ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and Mercer University have signed new transfer agreements designed to create seamless pathways for technical college students to earn bachelor’s […]
If you have items that are hard to dispose of your are invited to bring them to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day event on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds! From 9:00 am to 1:00 […]
Dear Friends, I hope everyone stays safe as another winter storm moves through Georgia. Week 3 of the legislative session has concluded! It was a busy week with new bills being introduced and assigned to […]
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is preparing foanother winter weather event expected to have impacts across much of the state, beginning during the early morning hours of Saturday, January 31. The storm is forecast […]
Updated Monday, Feb. 2 The National Weatjer Service at Peachtree City has issued a Special Weather Statement for many areas in the local area, including Walton, Gwinnett and surrounding counties for the possibility for patchy […]
Thompson team vows to recoup legal fees The recall is over. Again. On Wednesday, the Georgia Supreme Court denied the application for discretionary appeal filed by Walton In Action, the local political activist group which […]
Dear Friends, I hope everyone stays safe this weekend as the winter weather approaches. Follow the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency on Facebook for weather updates. This week at the Capitol was Budget […]
WALTON COUNTY, GA (Jan 25, 2026) – Walton County School District has announced it will be closed Monday, Jan. 26, due to weather conditions. “WCSD will continue working closely with local emergency officials to monitor […]
District 3 encompasses Dacula, Grayson, Loganville, Snellville, and parts of Lawrenceville District 3 Commissioner Jasper Watkins III is hosting a human trafficking awareness town hall, Trapped and Trafficked, on Monday, Jan. 26 from 6:00 pm to […]
Data centers go under scrutiny with new code The Social Circle City Council got its first formal look Monday at a massive set of amendments proposed for the city’s development code to more tightly regulate […]
Dear Friends, On Monday, January 12th, your state legislators began the 2026 session. The session lasts for 40 legislative days, which are days when the House and Senate officially convene. Some days are dedicated to […]
Contributed Photo Alerted to the possibility that federal Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and/or potential contractors were slated to visit a new Social Circle warehouse identified as a possible site for an ICE detention […]
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