Author: Daniel Brown

A crash involving an 18-wheeler and a tractor late last week sends a Dewy Rose woman to the hospital.  According to a report from the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post 52, the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon around 4:20 at 2803 Georgia Highway 77 just inside Elbert County.  According to the report, a John Deere 4520 farm tractor was traveling […]

A major development project on Lake Hartwell just over the state line has been canceled.  According to the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Development Office, the sub-lease on the land that the state leases from the Army Corps of Engineers was dissolved by South Carolina at the end of 2022.  According to the PRT, the development team with the […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is requesting the public’s help regarding a Toccoa murder that occurred nine years ago. According to GBI’s Special Agent in Charge Kimberly Williams, March 18th marked the 9th anniversary of Montevious Flentall’s murder. Agents and investigators want to bring closure to this case for Flentall’s family and justice to those responsible for his death. The […]

Help paying summer cooling bills is coming for low-income households in April.  Brenda Dalin, Program Director for Ninth District Opportunity, Inc.  Tells WLHR News that  beginning April 3, households in which every member is age 65 and older -OR- is medically homebound due to health reasons may apply for assistance with their summer cooling bills. One-time payments will be made […]