Author: MJ Kneiser

In Banks County, authorities have released the name of the suspect they believe was involved in a high-speed chase Sunday in Maysville. Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin said the suspect is identified as 29-year old Richard Michael Hammett. McFaddin said Hammett is believed to be driving a stolen white 2000 GMC Yukon that has front-end damage. On Sunday, […]

The life a longtime Bowman City Councilwoman will be celebrated this evening and the public is invited. Councilwoman Gwen Bryant passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015, at her home. Bryant was born in Royston, and worked as a hairdresser, but was most notably known for her work on the Bowman City Council. Bryant served on the City Council for […]

Two Northeast Georgia men are among three suspects arrested in Oconee County, SC for shoplifting over the Christmas holiday weekend. Oconee County Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Watt tells WLHR News the first arrest came Wednesday, December 23rd. 24 year old Shawn Michael Fodor of Duggan Hill Lane in Clayton was caught last Wednesday at the Seneca Wal-mart by loss prevention employees. […]

In Madison County, A 22-year-old Woodstock woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a man in the head and gut. According to a report in Mainstreetnews.com, it happened in November 2014. Autborities say Shakira Dahai Jones shot Kilmo Ku in the head and abdomen on November 26, 2014 intending to kill him. Ku survived the shooting and […]

One of the big issues that affected poultry farmers across the Northeast Georgia region in 2015 was the threat of the avian influenza virus. The Avian Influenza virus is carried by wild waterfowl and was brought to North America by Asian waterfall that crossed into Canada. Georgia is country’s largest poultry producer and is Georgia’s largest agribusiness totally some $6-billion […]