Gas Leak Shuts Down US78 ... Or Did It?

Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Robbie Schwartz LOGANVILLE — "A gas main break at a construction site in the new Kroger shopping center had traffic diverted on Highway 78 for more than ..."

Gas leak shuts down Highway 78

This link is no longer working, and I searched for the story but couldn't find it reposted anywhere. I don't know why the story would be removed...? Any ideas?

Loganville Internet Pornography Sting

Local man arrested in internet sting
McDuffie Mirror - Thomson,GA,USA
By Billy W. Hobbs - A 28-year-old truck driver from Thomson remained incarcerated in Walton County on Monday in connection with an undercover probe involving ...

...Detective Lt. Mike Westbrooks of the Loganville Police Department identified the suspect as Thomas H. Haygood, of the 3200 block of Gilpin Road, who was arrested on outstanding warrants at his residence in McDuffie County on Sept. 12. Mr. Haygood is charged with one count of computer pornography and one count of sexual exploitation of children, Lt. Westbrooks said..."

Loganville Man Dies in One Car Accident

Loganville man dies in single-car accident
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan WALTON COUNTY — A Loganville man
died in a traffic accident after his car flipped on a
Walton County road. ...

Sewage Spill near Loganville

Sewage spill near Loganville requires more monitoring
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
“There’sa particular enforcement action in place with Gwinnett County,”
Noell said. “It’sa particular order that was negotiated between Gwinnett County and ...

Police: Monroe GA Mom Recruited Teens To Beat Up Boy

This happened in Monroe GA... really unbelievable that someone would do this.
Not only did she allegedly recruit the other kids to beat the kid up, she cleaned him up and drove him home and told his dad it was from sports injuries. She threatened the boy that she would kill him if he told. He did finally tell his dad a week after the incident.

Mom Accused Of Recruiting Teens To Beat Up Boy
WSBtv.com - Atlanta,GA,USA
A Walton County mother is accused of recruiting teenagers to
beat up a 16-year-old boy. Police arrested Alysha Stamper,
her 15-year-old daughter and three ...

Former Teacher Gets 4 Months for Student Fondling

Ex-teacher gets 4 months for fondling Grayson student
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
"A Gwinnett County Superior Court judge sentenced Marc
Lancaster to 120 days in the Gwinnett jail followed
by five years on probation. He was sentenced as a first ...

...Lancaster, who was a social studies teacher at the time,
allegedly locked the girl in a trailer while kissing and groping her."

SAT Scores Mixed Results

Results mixed for area SAT scores
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
Individually, Loganville High School had an average of 1423 and Monroe Area High School scored an average of 1323. All scores are out of a possible score of ...

Fundraising Golf Tournament at Cedar Lake Golf

The Snellville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is holding a Golf Tournament and luncheon on Monday, September 22, at the Cedar
Lake Golf Course in Loganville.

Proceeds from the tournament go to the Association, a 501-C-3 corporation, to be used to purchase much needed equipment for the Police Department.

Please contact Chief Whitehead at rwhitehead[AT]snellville.org for registration forms.

Decrease in Water Use in Loganville

Water usage down across county
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
Walton County, Social Circle and Loganville water officials all
reported a drop in water consumption in recent months.
Monroe, however, saw an increase. ...

Bay Creek Park

The kids are having a great time using special needs equipment and field at Bay Creek Park in Loganville. I love that park.

Baseball gives special-needs kids 'something to brag about' - CNN.com
LOGANVILLE, Georgia (CNN) -- The crowd cheered as Morgan Lawless faced her first pitch of the fall baseball season. Morgan Lawless, who has cerebral palsy, ...

Upward Basketball & Cheerleading League Starting

Loganville's Gracepointe Nazarene Church will host the Upward Basketball and Cheerleading league.

The early registration cost per child for basketball is $80; after October 14, 2008 the cost will be $90. The early registration cost per child for cheerleading is $85, after October 14, th cost will be $95. Deadline for registration will be October 23, 2008. Basketball shorts are included in the registration cost. Cheerleading mock turtlenecks are included in the registration cost.

There will be evaluations and orientations that everyone participating must attend.

For more information, contact Gracepointe Nazarene Church at 678-990-3954. Gracepointe Nazarene Church is located at 2900 Rosebud Rd, Loganville GA 30052. To learn more about Upward, visit www.Upward.org/parents

Walton County News Briefs

KWB study says Walton is getting cleaner
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan WALTON COUNTY — Things
are just a little cleaner around Walton County

according to a new report
from Keep Walton Beautiful. ...

Reservoir project will not get $10M from Ga.
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Brian Arrington WALTON COUNTY — The Hard Labor Creek
Reservoir project got some hard news earlier this month as
county officials discovered that the ...

Old Carver school at ‘Crossroads’
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan MONROE — The only high school football
championship ever won in Walton County was won at Carver
High School. The former all-black high ...