The Walton Tribune

2 days 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).

2 days 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.

4 days ago | waltontribune.com | Patrick Graham

Dear Mom,So, sometimes there is so much going on it’s really a  little hard to nail down what I’m going to lead with in this letter to you each Mother’s Day. Yeah, this year, not so much. Don’t get me wrong, life both personally and professionally is just as crazy as ever, but there is nothing you are going to be more interested in than what I’m about to tell you. You have a new great grandchild in the family, and believe it or not, it’s a boy!Yes, the streak has ended.

4 days ago | waltontribune.com | Chris Bridges

Walton County has a budget for the 2026 fiscal year but not before a split vote and some lecturing on part of the chairman. In a 4-3 split vote Tuesday, the Walton County Board of Commissioners set a FY26 budget past the $102 million mark, up from the previous year’s budget of approximately $83 million. There will be a millage rate increase of 1.86. “What is hindering us here is about half the properties in Walton County are on a set homestead exemption,”County Manager John Ward said.

1 week ago | waltontribune.com | Sharon Swanepoel

On Stage Playhouse in Monroe is considered somewhat of a crown jewel by many in the Walton County art community. It is a cherished community theater that was established in 1971 and in 1975 found a home in the historic 1920 Monroe Primitive Baptist Church building on High School Lane in Monroe. Today, it continues to be a hub in Monroe and Walton County’s cultural community. To many, if On Stage is a crown jewel in the community, then director Marc Hammes is the brightest diamond in the crown.