Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County will use a third party company to complete the process of the hospital refinancing. At their work session last week, the Board of Commissioners heard from County Manager Beth Thomas. Thomas told the board, staff is completing work on the official statement in preparation for the public offering of the bonds. At that time, Thomas said the County’s […]

If you’re headed into Toccoa today on SR17 be prepared for lane shifts and more detours as work to widen 17 from the Franklin County line to Memorial Drive in Toccoa continues in earnest. Stephens County officials say part of Scott Road off 17 will be closed beginning today due the road work. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said she was […]

Just a reminder for job seekers, the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission’s Workforce Development Career Coach will be back in our area this week. The Coach will be visiting the Lavonia-Carnegie Library on Hartwell Road  today  from 10a to 2p. Then on Thursday, the Career Coach will be in Hartwell at the Adult Learning Center in the Hart County Public Library from 10a […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County authorities arrest a man on identity fraud charges. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office began investigating a report of identity fraud In December involving an elderly woman. Shirley said the woman told authorities that between February and December of 2015, a person suspected to be a relative used her […]

Representatives from U.S. Senator David Perdue’s office will be in Toccoa today to speak with citizens from the Northeast Georgia area about any issues or concerns they might have. Perdue’s regional representative Andrew Seaver will be in Toccoa today from 10a to 1p at the Stephens County Development Authority offices on Doyle St. downtown. Senator Perdue’s mobile office is a […]