Author: MJ Kneiser

After several years of planning and work, the City of Royston will unveil its newly upgraded water/wastewater treatment plant this evening. A special ribbon cutting will take place at the facility on Spring St. late this afternoon at 5:30p. City Manager Ed Andrews said the project to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant started several years ago after the City collected […]

Still no word on the cause of the fire that destroyed a popular lakeside restaurant over Labor Day weekend. Hart County Fire Chief Jerry Byrum requested an investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s office inspect the ruins of The Lake House Tavern on Rock Springs Road as a routine measure. Brandon Wright with the State Fire Marshal’s office told WLHR […]

Work is starting in the Central Franklin Industrial Park for the constuction of a the first business to set up shop there. An official ground breaking took place last week in the park for Kool Farms LLC. The Mexico-based company purchased 10 acres in the new industrial park off Highway 59 in Carnesville. A subsidiary of Mexico-based HVAC manufacturer Klean […]

If you think you were one of the millions affected by the Equifax data breach two years ago, you can now file a claim and received between $125 and $20,000 in compensation. The Federal Trade Commission has announced Equifax has agreed to a global settlement with the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 U.S. states and territories. The […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG News, Toccoa In Stephens County, Main Street Toccoa is looking for vendors for the 43rd annual Toccoa Harvest Festival. Christian Hamilton is the Main Street Manager for Main Street Toccoa. He says the Harvest Festival attracts close to 10,000 attendees each year. The two-day event features over 150 vendors who showcase their homemade, home-baked, or home-grown […]