Author: MJ Kneiser

Some problems at the state level with tag renewals may be causing some confusion for vehicle owners. According to Franklin County Tax Commissioner Bobby Martin, vehicle owners who need to renew their tags this month will not be getting a renewal notice from the State in the mail. Martin said the problem has to do with a third party vendor. […]

An autopsy will be performed today on a body found inside a burning mobile home in Oconee County, SC. It happened Thursday morning about 9a on Gracie Lane in the Long Creek community. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King tells WLHR News fire crews were hampered from getting to the structure due to muddy dirt roads. However, he said when […]

The weather should be picture perfect this weekend for a host of holiday activities in Franklin County. Several communities in Franklin County will be celebrating the season with their annual Christmas Parades. Saturday kicks off at 9a with Breakfast with Santa at the Community Center in downtown Carnesville. Tickets are $5.00 and must be purchased in advance at City Hall. […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Downtown Toccoa is gearing up for a busy holiday weekend. It all starts tonight with Main Street Toccoa’s sixth annual Christmas Fest. This year, Christmas Fest comes with something new, an outdoor ice skating rink that will be set up on Sage Street between Tugalo and Doyle streets between 3 and 9 p.m. today. […]

Testimony is expected to resume today in the murder trial of Brent Shubert who is charged with the murder of this live-in girlfriend, Bonnie Ann Cooner, in 2013. During testimony Wednesday, the court heard from two people who were jail inmates with Shubert in the Franklin County Detention Center. Joel Keller is currently serving time in Valdosta State Prison for […]