The Carribean Group

Walton County was little more than a wilderness that belonged to the Creek and Cherokee Indians when it was first organized by the state legislature in December of 1818. The county was then mostly populated by the Georgia Land lotteries, beginning with the 1820 Lottery, which gave standard 250-acres lots of the newly organized Walton County to participants.
Since then it has seen growth, prosperity, economic downturns and civil war—and has come out of these tribulations one of the fastest growing counties in the state.
Now, Walton County boasts a population of more than 42,000. The county is located midway between Atlanta and the funky and eclectic home of the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. The county’s seat is Monroe, which has a population of about 11,000, and is home to a refurbished county courthouse that has drawn visitors and movie crews from all over the world.
Other cities in Walton include Loganville, one of the fastest growing cities in the state, and Social Circle, which is known throughout the region for its beautifully restored antebellum homes and a famous cornerstone of southern cuisine, the Blue Willow Inn restaurant.

education

PUBLIC SCHOOLS
www.walton.k12.ga.us
Board of Education
770-267-6544

By law children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and six years old on or before September 1 to enter the first grade. You will need the following documentation for your kindergarten or first-grade child: a certified birth certificate from your state department of vital statistics; a vision, hearing and dental screening from a family practitioner or local health clinic; immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032.

The HOPE Scholarship Program
The Georgia Student Finance Commission handles all matters pertaining to the HOPE Scholarship Program and the PROMISE Teacher Scholarship Program. For more information, visit the Student Finance Commission at www.gsfc.org. For more information, contact the Student Finance Commission at:
Georgia Student Finance Commission
2082 East Exchange Place
Tucker, GA 30084
770-724-9000

Avg. SAT Scores (Note: most students take the SAT whether they go on to higher education or not.)

Avg. Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Scores

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Athens Area
Technical Institute
Walton County Satellite Campus Branch
Monroe, GA 30655
706-355-5000-main
770-207-4121-satellite

medical

Ambulance Service / Emergency 911
Poison 911
Fire 911
Walton County 911
Walton County Police 911
Rescue 911

Walton Medical Center
330 Alcova Street
Monroe, GA 30655
770-267-8461

utilities

ELECTRICITY
Georgia Power (Loganville, Social Circle)
888-660-5890
Deposit based on credit
www.georgiapower.com

Monroe Utilities Network
215 North Broad Street
Monroe, GA 30655
770-267-3429

Walton EMC (Outside city limits)
P.O. Box 260
Monroe, GA, 30655
Membership $5
Account Establishment $20
Temporary Service (for new locations) $50
770-267-2505/770-972-2917


TELEPHONE
Alltel of Georgia
770-267-7600 or
800-501-1754

Bell South
770-781-2355
800-356-3094

Wahl Phone Company
770-922-7545


GAS
For more information on establishing your gas connection and the deregulation of the natural gas market in Georgia with a listing of the residential gas providers, see the opening of these county listings.

City of Monroe Natural Gas
(Available in Monroe, Social Circle and Loganville)
Monroe Water, Light and Gas Commission
(Monroe, Social Circle)
770-267-3429


WATER
Contact local municipality.
Reference: 770-267-1350


GARBAGE
Contact local municipality.
Reference: 770-267-1350

libraries

WALTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Members of the Uncle Remus Regional Library System)

O’Kelly Memorial Library
363 Conyers Road
Loganville, GA 30052
770-466-2895

Monroe-Walton County Library
217 West Spring Street
Monroe, GA 30655
770-267-4630

W.H. Stanton Memorial Library
1045 West Hightower Trail
Social Circle, GA 30025
770-464-2444

post office

www.usps.gov

Monroe Post Office
302 E Washington Street
Monroe, GA 30655
770-267-5254

Loganville Post Office
4160 Logan Drive
Loganville, GA 30052
770-554-0435

Good Hope
110 Pleasant Valley Road
Good Hope, GA 30641
770-267-9376

car tag & license

License Tag Location
Contact the Walton County Tag Department at:
100 North Broad Street
770-267-1335 for locations
Driver’s tests are given by the Georgia State Patrol at the Nowell Recreation Center on West Spring Street on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

miscellaneous

Voter Registration
For information:
100 North Broad Street
770-267-1335

Walton County Chamber Of Commerce
323 Spring Street
P.O. Box 89
Monroe, Georgia 30655
770-267-6594
www.waltonchamber.org