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1 week ago | 
covnews.com | Stephen Milligan
By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Social Circle City Schools names sole finalist for superintendent Matthew Remillard set to join SCCS from Rabun County The Social Circle Board of Education announced the sole finalist for the superintendent job at a special called meeting Tuesday. Latest
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1 week ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
The Social Circle Board of Education announced the sole finalist for the superintendent job at a special called meeting Tuesday. The board voted 7-0 to name Matthew Remillard as the sole finalist for superintendent of Social Circle City Schools after more than a week of closed sessions interview prospective candidates for the position. Remillard, if approved next month for the role, would replace Carrie Booher, who was suddenly let go as superintendent without explanation earlier this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
On May 9 and 10, the Loganville High School track and field program saw some of its athletes compete in the Georgia High School Association Class 5A state championship meet. The team had multiple students find success and reach the podium, with the boys 4x800 relay team leading the way. “Our 3-seeded Boys 4x800m relay team had a stellar season, breaking their own school record — multiple times,” Kelli Mann, assistant coach for the LHS track team, said.
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2 weeks ago | 
covnews.com | Stephen Milligan
Every time you look up these days, it seems, the news gets only worse. Now, being in the news business myself, I’ve never been one to advocate for burying your head in the sand and ignoring the news altogether. An uninformed populace is how we’ve gotten the last few presidents, ranging from lackluster to entirely incompetent (I’ll let you rank them accordingly).
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3 weeks ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
Every time you look up these days, it seems, the news gets only worse. Now, being in the news business myself, I’ve never been one to advocate for burying your head in the sand and ignoring the news altogether. An uninformed populace is how we’ve gotten the last few presidents, ranging from lackluster to entirely incompetent (I’ll let you rank them accordingly).
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3 weeks ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
Kellie Watts came to George Walton Academy five years ago, having followed an unusual pathway into the education field. “I graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering and I did that for about 12 years,” Watts said. “But I didn’t feel like I was fulfilling my purpose. I felt I needed to teach.”After teaching at Peachtree Academy for a couple of years, Watts came to GWA to start an Advanced Placement Physics program and started an uphill climb from there.
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1 month ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
Judge John Ott may be retired, but he’s not leaving the Walton County Courthouse any time soon. He already comes in semi-regularly to do judicial work on a part-time basis, despite ending his tenure as chief judge of the Alcovy Judicial Circuit. But now he can assured, even when he stops coming into the courts personally, that he can continue to stare down at criminals and attorneys for years to come, after his formal portrait was unveiled last month.
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1 month ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
Celebrating some of Walton County’s best and brightest, The Walton Tribune honored multiple public servants, volunteers and others during its annual Visions banquet Monday night. The Tribune, in concert with the release of its Visions 2025 magazine, held the banquet earlier in the week to honor several Unsung Heroes, the Youth of the Year, the Employer of the Year and the Community Spirit Award winner.
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1 month ago | 
news.monroelocal.org | Stephen Milligan |Sharon Swanepoel
Walton YMCA leaders, as well as county and municipal officials from across the county, were on hand for last Tuesday’s official ribbon cutting. Photo credit: Deborah Stewart for the Walton TribuneThe community was out in force Tuesday for the official ribbon cutting on the Walton County YMCA, as dignitaries, elected officials and others throughout the county came out to officially inaugurate the long-awaited recreation and community center for the county.
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1 month ago | 
waltontribune.com | Stephen Milligan
The community was out in force Tuesday for the official ribbon cutting on the Walton County YMCA, as dignitaries, elected officials and others throughout the county came out to officially inaugurate the long-awaited recreation and community center for the county. How long Walton County has been working to get a YMCA was actually a matter of debate, or at least perspective, depending on when different parties entered the process.
