Walker County News

See Rock City is an ideal vacation spot for anyone, especially residents in Walker County who are experiencing the economic crisis and will not be able to travel far for vacation.

Thefts of catalytic converters are on the rise in Walker County, very much in step with a similar increase statewide and nationwide.

The following article is with 99 percent of the votes counted. Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell will face Democrat P.J. Wilson in November.

The following article is with 99 percent of the votes counted. Walker County voters on Tuesday decided to keep paying a special one-cent sales tax to help pay for government in Walker County and its cities.

This is certainly big news for us, state Sen. Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga said Tuesday.

Standing in front of the destroyed memorial are, from left, Paul "Rip" Connell, Steve Davis, Mayor Johnny Baker, Kenneth Strickland, Ricky Connell and Frank Flanagan.

McLemore's Cove, Camp Adahi set aside as wildlife preserves On Friday, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that the state would partner with Walker County to purchase and preserve two tracts of land in south Walker ...

A Walker County man on trial for DUI drug charges was arrested after an officer smelled meth on his clothing.

Signs like this are used to warn against politicking within 150 feet of a polling location.

On Tuesday, July 15, voters in Walker County will be asked whether they want to continue the current special purpose local option sales tax, or SPLOST, which is used help pay for government.

From Walker County Messenger Dow Reichhold in Chickamauga closing The Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex will close its manufacturing plant in Chickamauga on Aug.

Battlefield Farmers Market is reaping the benefits of its LaFayette market, which will continue to operate into August.

The following listings are as they will appear on ballots in Walker County for the July 15 primary.

Voters in the Chattanooga Valley voting precinct have a new voting site at Chattanooga Valley Church of the Nazarene.

SOUNDOFF : Post your comments During her State of the County address on Tuesday, Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell outlined the successes of her eighth year as sole commissioner, but credited community ...

The state of Georgia is partnering with Walker County to purchase approximately 18,000 acres at the junction of Lookout and Pigeon mountains, an area known to locals as McLemores Cove.

Many of the water-use restrictions that were placed on some county residents last fall have been lifted.

Submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources ATLANTA - The Board of Natural Resources held its monthly meeting on June 24-25 in Atlanta.

The Georgia Board of Natural Resources wants to purchase more than 1,560 acres of land near Lookout Mountain to protect it from development.

It was 1942, and Edgar Hall's ship was hit by a torpedo just six days after leaving New York.