Author: MJ Kneiser

Hart County Sheriff’s deputies had a hand in capturing two suspects involved in a high-speed chase just over the state line in South Carolina. It started Monday morning when, according to the Oconee County, SC Sheriff’s office deputies learned that the pair had stolen skid steer in North Carolina, but that was recovered later. The pair then allegedly stole a […]

Hart County is slowing working getting their roads back in shape after last Thursday’s torrential rain. County Administrator Terrell Partain tells WLHR News in all eight roads were washed out. One of those was a paved road. That paved road, he says, was Deer Run Road, which collapsed when rushing water crushed one of the culverts under it. “We had […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Three candidates for the State Senate 50th District race came before the Stephens County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to introduce themselves to the commission. Andy Garrison, Tricia Hise, and Stacey Hall announced their bids for the 50th District seat last week. Garrison is a realtor in Jefferson and is the former director of […]

It’s time for you to make your plans to go jump in the lake. Plans are in the works for the 24th Annual Polar Bear Plunge coming the last Saturday of the month. Sponsored by the Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence, the Plunge will again take place at the Hartwell Marina on Saturday, February 29th. All monies raised will […]

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled nearly $2.36 billion for an increase of $100.8 million, or 4.5 percent, compared to January 2019 when net tax collections totaled $2.25 billion. Year-to-date net tax collections totaled roughly $14.21 billion for an increase of $133 million, or 0.9 percent, compared to the previous fiscal year, when net tax revenues […]