Author: MJ Kneiser

The 5th annual Hartwell Health Expo is coming up October 5 at the Bell’s Family YMCA. Sponsored by the Hart Interdenominational Ministries, member Joanne DeWorth says over 40 organizations and vendors will be on hand to help educate and inform the public. “We have dozens of non-profit and support group organizations who will be there,” she said. “They will be […]

Amtrak it is reinventing its dining service on long-distance trains, killing the traditional dining car on all its trains to create more “flexible” and “contemporary” dining options. Instead of the traditional dining car, the new service will feature exclusive onboard lounge spaces for sleeping car customers to dine, as well as flexible dining times without the need for reservations. Amtrack […]

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On Tuesday, the Department of Labor announced the changes to overtime pay that have not been updated since 2004. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, or professional […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Toccoa Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the man they believe is responsible for a homicide overnight involving two known stabbings and one abduction. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, officers were dispatched to a residence on Mill Street overnight where they found two victims who had been […]

We don’t often think about safety at railroad crossings, but Federal statistics show that about every three hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. This is Rail Safety Week, and the goal of Rail Safety Week is to reduce pedestrian and driver injuries and fatalities around railroad tracks through increased public awareness and […]