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A Walton County sheriff's deputy has stumbled upon a sophisticated, multimillion-dollar drug operation in a Monroe home.

Mr. Robert E. 'Bob' O'Connor Mr. Robert E. 'Bob' O'Connor, age 76 of Calhoun died Sunday, Nov.

With no national, state or even countywide races on Walton ballots, turnout was low as only a few hundred people came out to vote in the various city elections.

Political newcomer Dan Curry was the leading vote-getter in Tuesday's Loganville election.

Doors have been opening up over the past four months and starting next week, Walton County's second free health care clinic for those without insurance will begin serving patients.

Monroe mayoral hopeful Wallace Beall says City Administrator Julian Jackson has too much on his plate to do an effective job and it is he who is running the city, not his opponent Mayor Greg Thompson or the city council as is supposed to be the case.

The city of Monroe has announced a series of public meetings Nov. 10-17, in downtown Monroe.

Jerry Tillman Jerry Tillman, age 82 of Monroe, passed away Oct. 21, 2009. Funeral services were held at 2 PM Saturday, Oct.

Celebrating the origins of Halloween as a festival of the dead, the Social Circle Better Hometown Association will be presenting its annual Cemetery Tour Friday and Saturday nights.

In 2001, Wallace Beall says he probed the Monroe Utilities Network and found numerous examples of irresponsible spending and accounting practices.

Angelfood Ministries, a national ministry started in Monroe, Ga., is helping Colquitt County residents supplement their weekly groceries.

The three Monroe men accused in the murder of a 65-year-old woman during a home invasion in Loganville May 21 will face the death penalty.

Mike Adcock, 54, a Walton County Sheriff's Office detention officer who also ran the local pool hall for a number of years, was laid to rest Tuesday following his death of natural causes while training at the DeKalb Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.

Hilda Needham Byrd Hilda Needham Byrd, age 53 of Walnut Grove passed away, Friday, Oct.

The Walton County Chamber of Commerce Political Forum featuring the six candidates for local office contained few 'gotcha' moments Tuesday night.

Residents on Hamilton E. Holmes Drive who were without power for most of the day Sunday have had their power restored, said Georgia Power officials.

Monroe joined the burgeoning bioscience field recently with the opening of the new life science wing at the Walton Career Academy.

Monroe mayoral candidate Wallace Beall is facing a fine from the Ethics Commission of Georgia after he was more than a week late filing the first round of his campaign finance disclosure.