Monroe News Archives

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.

'I'm glad to have three different photography shows,' said Gallery Coordinator Bryan Hardman.

An Alabama man is dead and a local resident in jail after an incident Friday night that ended in the city's first murder of the year.

Buffy Keyfaro Brown, 38, 3105 First Ave., was charged Tuesday with DUI, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to stop for a school bus allowing children to exit.

When the Rev. Harith White first left California three years ago, he had no idea he would ever end up in the small town of Monroe.

Vineyard Community Church, a host site for a Georgia-based organization that provides a box full of nutritious food for a reasonable price once a month, has announced that the deadline for October orders is approaching.

A man living at a Monroe hotel has been accused of printing child pornography at an Athens library.

For documentarian Keith Beauchamp, the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till was not an open-and-close case.

The recently formed Walton County Right to Life chapter is organizing a Life Chain to raise awareness about issues affecting the unborn and elderly.

Majol 'Beck' Swords Jones Majol 'Beck' Swords Jones, age 84 of Loganville passed away Sunday, Sept.

They spent their time on ships, sweeping for mines, or on planes searching for attackers.