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MONROE, Ga. — A Walton County bridge was closed for a few hours Monday after a crash that sent two people to the hospital.

A Social Circle man died after his car ran off the highway and struck a power pole overnight.

A funeral Mass will be Tuesday morning for a Gwinnett man who died when he was hit by a truck last week in the Youth community.

A man fleeing sheriff’s deputies crashed three counties away, resulting in several injuries and shutting down a highway for hours. State troopers said a 28-year-old South Carolina man ran from Greene County sheriff’s deputies. The chase went through Morgan and Walton counties into Newton County, where the pursued vehicle hit another car head-on Tuesday afternoon. Cpl. Cal Barton of the Georgia State Patrol said 28-year-old Dontrail McDaniel was driving west on Interstate 20 and took t...

Covington man seriously hurt in crash near Social Circle Georgia State Patrol, Walton County Sheriffs Office and Walton County Fire Rescue were among the first responders to the wreck on Georgia Hwy. 11. (Special | Walton County Sheriffs Office) SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. — A Covington man had to be removed from his car, then flown from the scene after a crash Friday afternoon on the Social Circle Parkway. Jason Hand, 33, was driving south on the parkway (state...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Driver hurt in collision with dump truck MONROE, Ga. — A Porterdale resident was hurt after her vehicle collided with a dump truck in Walton County. It happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20. The collision blocked both eastbound lanes of U.S. 78 between Loganville and Monroe. A 2020 Chevrolet Malibu traveling eastbou...