Author: MJ Kneiser

A Madison County, NC woman and her son are now behind bars in Rabun County, charged in connection with the murder of her ex-boyfriend in North Carolina. 47-year old Nancy Cherie Hogan was captured in Rabun County Wednesday night.  Her son, 30-year old Brandon Hogan was captured several hours later early Thursday morning in the Bridge Creek area of Rabun […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Authorities have released the identity of a woman charged with animal cruelty after authorities searched her Stephens County home Tuesday. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, 53-year-old Zina Cobb of Toccoa was arrested on Tuesday. According to the Sheriff, his office received a tip about multiple dogs running loose on Holly Springs Road. […]

Rescuers from three states were in South Carolina Wednesday at Brasstown Falls to help rescue a hiker who had fallen off a cliff. According to Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King, it happened Wednesday afternoon just after 3p when the County 911 received a call about a hiker who had fallen about 25 feet down a waterfall. King said crews […]

Jeff English, interim president of St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, has named Charann Tolbert as manager of the hospital’s emergency department and Kelly Calfee-Driver as manager of registration. Both women reside with their families in the Sacred Heart region and come to the hospital with extensive experience in their respective areas at St. Mary’s Health Care System in Athens. “Charann […]

The Toccoa office of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service is back to its normal operations. Officials with the state’s Veterans Service Office announced this week that service to all of its satellite locations is resuming. That took effect on Monday and includes the Toccoa satellite office. Georgia Department of Veterans Service Spokesman Jon Suggs said that it is now […]