Thursday, Aug. 15

Walker County Democrats will meet Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Dari Dip, 302 W. Villanow St., in Lafayette at 6:30 pm. The topic will be potential candidates for coming elections. For more information, call 706-764-2801.

Friday, Aug. 16

Blood Assurance North Georgia’s advisory board asks for residents of Walker and Catoosa counties to support Blood Assurance by participating in the “New Blood” blood drives in August. Donations can be made at the Fort Oglethorpe Center, 2720 Lafayette Road, or any of these community blood drives: Catoosa County Ema-court House, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Lane Funeral Home, Aug. 16, from 5-7 p.m.; GNTC Walker Campus, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Walmart-lafayette, Aug. 30, from 3-7 p.m.; Walmart-fort Oglethorpe, Aug. 30, from 3-7 p.m.; and 22 Zero Veterans at American Legion-rossville, Aug. 31, from noon to 4 p.m.

Lane Funeral Home will have a blood drive from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, South Crest Chapel, is located at 833 Chickamauga Avenue in Rossville. Donors must be 18 years of age (16 and 17 years old with parental consent), weigh more than 110 pounds, and be in good general health. For more information, visit bloodassurance.org. For the month of August, Blood Assurance is awarding prizes for new and repeat donors in Walker and Catoosa counties. Prizes include a GE stainless steel/radiant/self-clean range; JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth speaker and Spotify Premium; $100 gift card.