Fine Arts & Music Programs Shunned in Walton County Schools

Sports, life without music?
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
Such was the case in Walton County recently. This is no knock on the local school board, which faces a thankless and virtually impossible job of trying to ...

Some Area Schools Fail AYP Standards

Three area schools fail to meet AYP standards
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan WALTON COUNTY — With new testing
requirements and wider performance gaps to bridge, more schools
in Walton County failed to make ...

News from Walton County

Hopefully plans will help city
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
The plan states Monroe, the county seat of Walton County,
is in an ideal location because it is located halfway between
Atlanta and Athens. ...

Walks to school bus stops increase
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan WALTON COUNTY — Children across
Walton County may have to walk a little more to catch a
bus when the new school
year starts this week. ...

Once candidate emerges for Dist. 6 BOE post
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan LOGANVILLE — Although
most of the seats open
for the Walton County Board of Education
were essentially decided in this month’s ...

Walton County News July 24

In quest for justice, a name is born
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
In 2005, Rosa Ingram (right), an aunt of Roger Malcom, and Annie Smith,
a cousin of George Dorsey, visited Moore's Ford Bridge in Walton County – the site ...

Utilize perks of tax holiday
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
Their counterparts in the Walton County Public Schools will go
back to class on July 31. Parents with students in private school
have a little summer left, ...

Franklin in line for top school post in Miss.
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Robbie Schwartz WALTON COUNTY — The county’s school
system may be losing one of its finest as Assistant Superintendent
Harvey Franklin was named as one ...

Tipping the scales: State has weight issues
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Matthew Tyndale WALTON COUNTY — All of those value size meals
and deep-fried foods come at a price for those down South as the
region weighed in as the ...

War trail markers get financial boost
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
She said the trails will help us remember the heritage of Walton County,
while also attracting people to visit. “It’s good for the economy, children and ...

Walton County Board of Education Slashes Budget

WCBOE to slash $5M from district
Walton Tribune - Monroe,GA,USA
By Stephen Milligan WALTON COUNTY — More than $5 million must be cut from the proposed budget before the Walton County Board of Education votes on it ...