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Unemployment rate falls fast in Walker County, Georgia.
Fri, 04 May 2012 09:23:00 -0700
Unemployment rate falls fast in Walker County, Georgia.
Walker County sheriff's employee under investigation
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:07:09 -0700
The state is investigating whether a Walker County Sheriff's Office employee failed to dispose of items collected in crime investigations as required by state law.
Georgia schools face more cuts
Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:08 -0700
Walker County Schools officials say they had no choice but to lay off about 50 teachers this year as Georgia continues to tighten the reins on education funding, leaving local school systems to make grim choices on what public education in the state will look like.
Walker County Clerk Carter Brown named clerk of year
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:19 -0700
Walker County Clerk Carter Brown received "clerk of the year" honors for the Northwest Georgia district.
Rossville man to argue his case before Georgia Supreme Court
Sat, 05 May 2012 21:13:19 -0700
A Rossville man with a pending racketeering charge in Walker County will go before the Georgia Supreme Court this week to argue that his arrest was unconstitutional.
Top Georgia court upholds murder conviction in Walker road rage incident
Mon, 07 May 2012 10:31:37 -0700
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the 2005 murder conviction of a Walker County man in connection with a road-rage incident.
Georgia Supreme Court upholds life sentence in 2005 Walker County murder case
Sat, 12 May 2012 05:25:20 -0700
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously agreed to uphold the life sentence of convicted murderer Lance Coleman Rockholt of Ringgold, according to Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit district attorney H...
Macon Woman Starts After School Program To Give Kids Second Chance , Making Middle Georgia Great
Wed, 09 May 2012 21:23:03 -0700
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sheila Walker wanted to help kids who were getting in trouble, so she started a program to give kids a second chance. "This is more important than anything else I could be doing," Walker explains. Once a part of the juvenile court system in Bibb County, Walker has now turned her efforts to making sure kids know they have an option to stay out of trouble, especially ...
Georgia Supreme Court asked to find Rossville man's arrest unconstitutional
Tue, 08 May 2012 21:18:07 -0700
A Rossville businessman with a pending racketeering charge in Walker County stood before the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday and accused a local prosecutor of being racist and vindictive.
Tourism board looks at strategic planning in its marketing efforts
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:17:22 -0700
With no grant requests on the agenda, Flagler County Tourist Development Council members spent time earlier this week talking about how to market the county.