Closing arguments took place Friday afternoon in the trial of a Monroe man accused of murder.

An Atlanta company will oversee the construction of the new Walton County Public Safety Complex.

A man charged with murder from a 2017 shooting in a Monroe neighborhood goes on trial this week.

A Conyers man was to face trial this week for another man’s death in a road rage incident in Walton County five years ago.

A work session on the potential new Walton County Public Safety Complex brought up new facts and old tensions this week.

David Thompson said the issue has been debated long enough, and it’s time for Walton County to move forward on building a new jail.

Citizens will get their chance to speak out on where — or if — a county jail should be built.

Former fire Chief Bill Owens is running for a seat on the Monroe City Council.

David Thompson said people who’ve criticized the developer who offered to sell and donate land for a new jail were “lower than pond scum,” and that has people thinking the chairman is not such a fun guy.

A Monroe woman was among 11 people sentenced to federal prison on charges of drug trafficking, and she got one of the harshest terms.

The Board of Commissioners heard from citizens opposed to putting a jail in a neighborhood, then voted to get a site plan for Baker Street.

Two residents of a Monroe home escaped a fire, but their dogs died Tuesday morning.

A fire at a landfill near Monroe has been determined to be under control, nearly a week after it started from a lightning strike.

The Tribune went inside the South Georgia jail that's being used as an example of what Walton County officials want to build to see what makes it a model for county correctional institutions.

An autopsy identified the person found at the Monroe solid waste transfer station last week as a 53-year-old Athens woman.

City workers found a body at the Monroe solid waste transfer station Thursday afternoon.

State troopers issued a preliminary report on a chase that ended when police stopped a car, then saw a man apparently die by suicide Tuesday night off Gratis Road.

The Monroe City Council will discuss the site of a proposed county jail – in a city neighborhood – during a special called meeting next week.

Walton County sheriff’s deputies reported several drug arrests in recent days.

A man died by apparent suicide after a police chase ended in a crash Tuesday night.

A Monroe woman is competing on the world stage in the Olympics, which start this week in Tokyo.

The budget is up but taxes are not in the Walton County School District as the early budget numbers shot up for the coming school year.

Neighbors who live near the proposed site of a county jail are mobilizing to change the minds of officials who could stop the project.

Sheriff Joe Chapman endorsed local businessman Marc McMain in the race for Congress next year.

Sheriff Joe Chapman said opponents of the proposed site of a Walton County Public Safety Complex could have fought to put it elsewhere a decade ago.

A Monroe man was killed in a crash in east Alabama this weekend.

A Covington man sustained serious injuries in a crash Wednesday morning in Walton County.

Fire departments from around the region sent crews and equipment to show respect for one of their own who died.

State troopers said a man who crashed into a power pole, cutting service on Saturday night, has been charged with drunken driving.

A controversial plan to bring a small concert hall and outdoor event center to unincorporated Monroe will get its official public hearing Tuesday.

Judge Lori B. Duff is the 2021-22 president of the Council of Municipal Court Judges.

A Monroe woman died after she was thrown from an SUV in a crash this week.

Multiple injuries were reported in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Monroe, officials said.

No one was hurt Sunday morning when fire broke out in an apartment building in Monroe.

Retired Walton County schools Superintendent Gary Hobbs will serve George Walton Academy as its next headmaster while trustees search for a long-term leader.

Charles V. Rupert of Monroe is the latest to announce his bid for the 10th District seat in Congress. The retired certified banking fraud examiner is running in the 2022 Republican primary.

A Monroe man pleaded guilty to the robberies of two Athens convenience stores.

Barrow County resident Matt Richards, the owner of a demoltion business, said he wants to take that experience to Washington.

Citizens will have a chance to pay their respects to the late police Capt. Mike Matthews as he comes home to Monroe on Tuesday.

The Monroe City Council is considering taking steps to broaden the city’s central business district.

A Monroe police officer appealed a demotion before a personnel hearing officer on Friday.

A woman who was convicted more than 25 years ago of the murder of her ex-boyfriend, a George Walton Academy graduate, has a chance at getting out of prison.

Quick work by Monroe Fire Department employees prevented a possible disaster Wednesday morning.

A member of the Monroe police force has appealed a demotion.

State Sen. Bill Cowsert will be among the guest speakers to talk with Walton County Republicans this week.

Walton County commissioners appointed Melissia Rusk as the county government’s human resources director.

A year after the Visions reception was suspended due to the pandemic, The Tribune brought its Visions honorees back together Monday night to celebrate.

Gov. Brian Kemp named Sheriff Joe Chapman to the board of the Sheriffs’ Retirement Fund of Georgia.

Two men were fatally shot in what police say appeared to be related incidents overnight in Monroe