Walker County, GA

ROSSVILLE, Ga. — A Walker County man with multiple child molestation charges is wanted for contempt of court, interfering with an electronic monitoring device, and damage to property, the Rossville Police Department says. 67-year-old Dennis Dewayne Dockery of Rossville, Georgia was arrested for multiple counts of child molestation in...

ROCK SPRING, Ga. — Allegations of elder abuse prompted the relocation of 15 residents of a senior assisted living facility in Walker County, according to Sheriff Steve Wilson. Sheriff Wilson says investigators have served a search warrant at Majestic Manor in Rock Spring, located at 67 Pin Oak Drive.

CASA… Court Appointed Special Advocates… is a non-profit organization that supports children in Walker, Dade, Catoosa and Chattooga Counties… and volunteers are needed now. CASA volunteers serve in the best interest of abused and neglected children in foster care. Call Lookout Mountain CASA for more information: 423-402-0843.

The Walker County Animal Shelter will hold an additional free pet vaccination clinic on Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Vaccines distributed at the clinic will be the DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines to help combat parvovirus, distemper and panleukopenia. The shelter held two similar events...

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that a recent Walker County fire has been ruled an act of arson. The fire occurred just after 3 a.m. on the morning of May 3rd at a vacant residence on Jones Street in LaFayette. “The fire completely destroyed an outbuilding...

An accused drug trafficker was arrested following a hit-and-run, according to Walker County Jail records. 52 year old Milton Lee Fox was charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of meth with intent to distribute, possession of a schedule four controlled substance, hit-and-run and driving with a suspended license. He was booked at the jail last Friday.

After adding over 425,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 80.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

A homeless man from South Georgia is accused of causing a disturbance on the square in LaFayette, Thursday evening. Four Walker County Firefighters were entering a downtown restaurant when they said 22 year old Johnny Devan Willis began taunting them using racial slurs and removing his shirt before charging at them, as if he wanted to fight.

After adding over 425,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 80.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 980,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

Due to safety concerns, the Walker County Tax Commissioner’s Office in Fairview (2012 McFarland Gap Road) will be closed Tuesday, May 10th and Wednesday, May 11th for roof replacement. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The Fairview office will reopen for normal business hours 8:00 a.m. to...

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — A former Catoosa County man has learned how long he'll spend in prison, after a jury in Walker County convicted him of rape and child molestation, according to Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Chris Arnt. The jury convicted 25-year-old John Anthony Shiver back in...