Walker County News

Walker County authorities have identified a 17-year-old Huntsville High School student killed last week in an accidental shooting at his home.

Going green provides many American families and businesses with extra cash from lower electric and gas bills, and soon, Walker County hopes to get in on the saving spree.

The Texas Transportation Commission unanimously approved $15.1 million in funding for improvements to state Highway 19 during its November meeting Thursday in Austin.

Defense attorneys in the capital murder trial of Jerry Duane Martin rested their case Friday with the jury hearing testimony from a single witness, independent traffic accident reconstructionist Ted Marules.

Eighty-four Walker County soldiers will be home with their families this Thanksgiving thanks to a City of Huntsville-sponsored effort to fund their journey home from training exercises at Fort Bliss in west Texas.

A Walker County teen was killed late Wednesday night in what Walker County Sheriff's investigators are calling an "accidental shooting." Just after 8 p.m. Walker County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home on Wood Farm Road in northeastern Walker County after receiving a call reporting a possible shooting.

David Standlee, a graduate of Sam Houston State University, has announced his candidacy for the position of county clerk in the March 2010 primary.

In addition to the obvious objective of educating students, one of Sam Houston State University's official goals is to "promote students' intellectual, social, ethical, and leadership growth." Last week, the university facilitated that goal by providing an opportunity for representatives from several student groups to produce 3,000 pounds of peanut ...

Richard B. Duncan is seeking re-election and his second term as Walker County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace during the 2010 election.

Seven more witnesses took the stand Friday in the capital murder trial of TDCJ inmate Jerry Duane Martin at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville.

Huntsville's Good Shepherd Mission is seeking community donations of frozen turkeys and hams to be distributed to Walker County's needy families this Thanksgiving.

A Huntsville man was arrested early Monday morning and charged with credit card abuse after several incidents of theft were discovered at a Huntsville fast food restaurant.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council Ike Disaster Recovery Program is now open to Walker County residents whose homes have not been repaired following damage from Hurricane Ike.

The Walker County Commissioners Court approved a bid to repair the roof on the Justice Center at 717 FM 281 during a regular session Monday morning at the courthouse.

The murder trial of Texas Department oif Criminal Justice offender Jerry Duane Martin is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville.

Janie Hartnett Farris is seeking re-election as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 for Walker County in the upcoming 2010 Republican Primary.

If you know someone stationed at Fort Hood from Huntsville or Walker County, we would like to talk to them.

Longtime resident and local businesswoman Kari French announced her candidacy for Walker County Clerk today.

The Huntsville Hotel Occupancy Tax board voted Thursday night to take a proposal to build an expo center/indoor arena to the City Council.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council has launched a program designed to address unmet housing needs that arose from damage resulting from Hurricane Ike.