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

The Monroe City Council promoted Battalion Chief Andrew Dykes to lead the Monroe Fire Department.

Public safety officials were busy Monday morning with multiple crashes and an off-road heavy equipment fire.

First United Methodist Church in Monroe will see a leadership change after 11 years.

The Monroe City Council will interview four finalists to be the next fire chief.

A car struck two pedestrians overnight in front of Walmart.

Monroe and Walton County fire crews responded late Monday afternoon to a fire at the city’s solid waste transfer station.

Two pedestrians struck by a car Saturday night in downtown Monroe have been charged.

Two teenagers have admitted their role in vandalism that caused thousands of dollars in damages at Monroe Area High School.

Two pedestrians were struck by a car Saturday night in downtown Monroe.

A Winder woman is in serious but stable condition, a day after being hit by a car in downtown Monroe.

A woman was taken to an Athens hospital after being struck by a car in downtown Monroe.

Walton County Republicans heard a full-throated defense of the Georgia elections bill from their two House members, and from the man who wants to become the state’s next elections chief.

School district officials say damages are about $40,000.

A local pro-life group will show a movie that follows the people behind the landmark legal decision that legalized abortion.

Three people were shot Friday night in an incident in the Tanglewood neighborhood in north Monroe.

Atlanta police are looking for a Monroe man in connection with a shooting death in the fall.

Several utility poles were knocked down overnight during a police chase in Monroe.

Printer, cutter gives 121-year-old business new edge

A Detroit woman was charged with drunken driving in the crash that injured three people and shut down a part of Highway 11 Thursday night.

State Route 11 was reopened Thursday night after a crash that sent three people to hospitals.

The two public school districts in Walton County and the Boys & Girls Club received thousands of dollars each in grants from the Facebook Newton Data Center.

After not quite three full months on the job, Kevin Little has gotten a promotion in Barrow County.

City and county firefighters stopped the spread of a fire that started in a shed and threatened to spread to woods and nearby homes.

City leaders say medians have cut traffic speeds

and improved safety

Monroe police continue to investigate a case of child cruelty, resulting in a child being flown to an Atlanta hospital for care.

One person sustained minor injuries when a dump truck full of asphalt overturned on Unisia Drive.

A family was displaced by a fire at their home late Tuesday afternoon.

The Monroe City Council will have a public information meeting to discuss potential new traffic calming features.

State Rep. Bruce Williamson of Monroe will play a role in helping Republicans expand their majority in state legislatures over the next two years.

A small airplane made an emergency landing in the yard of a home off Bold Springs Road on Monday afternoon.

A Monroe man was booked into the Gwinnett County jail early Saturday on armed robbery charges.

Logan Propes will remain on the job as the city administrator for at least five more years.

City officials and the developer said any doubts about the Monroe Pavilion should be laid to rest.