WALKER This Week – Episode 18 (May 24, 2024)

Breathing some new life into the old county courthouse. On this episode of WALKER This Week, we take a look at a renovation project that's set to get underway soon in downtown LaFayette. Walker County Government offices will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day and we'll be on hiatus too … Continue reading WALKER This Week – Episode 18 (May 24, 2024)

WALKER This Week – Episode 16 (May 10, 2024)

The Walker Rocks mural in LaFayette will soon have a sister showpiece in Rossville. On this episode of Walker This Week, we talk to artist Jonathan Bidwell, who recently started work on a new project on the back of the Food City building facing the John Ross Commons area. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel to watch … Continue reading WALKER This Week – Episode 16 (May 10, 2024)

Walker 180 for August 2023

A millage rate rollback, the debate over liquor stores begins and a vote to bring back the TSPLOST... all ahead in this month's edition of Walker 180. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel to watch this video. http://walkercountyga.gov/tag/podcast/feed

Walker 180 for June 2023

Plans for a new multi-million dollar activity hub take shape, completing a missing trail link, and a new ag pavilion for student... all ahead in this month's edition of Walker 180. SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel to watch this video. http://walkercountyga.gov/tag/podcast/feed

Mural Project Taking Shape in Walker County

Look closely and you can see the outline of a man climbing a rock on the side of Courthouse Annex II in LaFayette. Soon, that outline will be bright with color as artist Jonathan Bidwell transforms this concrete block wall into a magnificent mural. The project, over a year in the making, will feature three tourism-centric scenes. … Continue reading Mural Project Taking Shape in Walker County

Calling All Artists! Walker County Seeks Proposals for a Tourism Mural Project

A newly constructed concrete block wall

Walker County Government just recently replaced an old brick wall with a new concrete block wall at its Courthouse Annex II building. The wall now stands as an blank canvas, just waiting to be filled. The county enlisted the help of the Walker County Chamber of Commerce to find an artist to design and paint … Continue reading Calling All Artists! Walker County Seeks Proposals for a Tourism Mural Project