Author: MJ Kneiser

The City of Lavonia swears in the Mayor and City Council members. Mayor Ralph Owens takes the oath of office from Lavonia City Attorney John Dickerson Monday night. Owens was re-elected to another term in November after running unopposed. Afterwards, Owens then swore in City Councilmen Eddie Floyd and Harold Harbin who were both re-elected in November as well. City […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins is supporting the Senate amendment to H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, which sends a repeal of the Affordable Care Act to the White House, and defund Planned Parenthood for one year. The House of Representatives passed the Senate amendment Wednesday and Collins voted in support of the Act. “Passage of this legislation is […]

In Toccoa, authorities are still investigating a hit and run incident that happened last week on New Year’s Day. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said late Friday night, a vehicle crossed the center line on Currahee Street and hit another car. The driver of the car that was hit was injured, but instead of stopping, the driver of the first […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Two people face charges in connection to a series of thefts in Stephens County. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said his office has been investigating a number of thefts and burglaries in various areas around the county over the past several months. “A lot of the thefts were occurring in the Eastanollee area,” said […]

Steadily rising lake levels on Lake Hartwell are now affecting parts of Hart County. Tuesday afternoon, the Hart County Road Department announced it had closed part of Old Highway 29 near LongPoint Park. County Administrator Jon Caime said that part of Old Highway 29 routinely floods when there’s heavy rainfall. “With all of the heavy rains we’ve had, the lake […]