Author: MJ Kneiser

The Avian Influenza virus has already struck in some parts of the U.S. this winter, but so far, it has not affected the poultry industry in Georgia. Earlier this month over 400,000 turkeys and chickens had to be destroyed at poultry farms in southern Indiana because the virus had spread there. Last week, the International Poultry Expo was held in […]

The Hart County Chamber of Commerce is once again gearing up for their annual Eggs and Issues breakfast. This year’s event is coming up Saturday, February 20 at 8:30a at the Adult Learning Center below the Hart County Public Library. The breakfast is an opportunity for the public to come out and hear from their elected representatives on the issues […]

More school children in Franklin and Hart Counties who need it could benefit from a plan by President Barak Obama to expand the summer lunch program. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the President’s FY2017 Budget will invest $12 billion over ten years to reduce child hunger during the summer through a permanent Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children […]

In Banks County, a Commerce man is behind bars, charged with indecent exposure and stalking. According to a report in the Athens-Banner Herald, it happened last October. Commerce Police say 31-year old Micah Deshard Parr of Pine Avenue in Commerce was arrested last week on an unrelated charge of peeping Tom. Police say Parr allegedly used a ladder to look […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Efforts to recreate and re-install the historic Schaefer Center marquee in downtown Toccoa are about to really ramp up. At Thursday’s Main Street Awards at the Schaefer Center, Fox Theatre Institute representatives were on hand to present the city of Toccoa with a grant check of $46,295 to be used to help fund the […]