Author: MJ Kneiser

A Carnesville woman is facing homicide by vehicle charges in connection with a wreck in Madison County that killed her daughter. According to a report in the Madison County Journal, it happened July 30, 2013 at the intersection of Jot-Em Down Road and Hudson River Church Road. Authorities say 31-year old Shirley Renea Woods’ 2002 Mercury Mountaineer failed to stop […]

Plan ahead, drive alert and watch for work zones. That’s the advice to motorists from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) as an active summer construction season gets into full swing with projects beginning or underway throughout the state. If you’re headed down to Atlanta, G-DOT spokesperson Teri Pope said watch out for some major delays on all of the […]

A wreck Friday in the Banks Crossing area left two people injured. According to the Banks County Sheriff’s office, it happened Friday morning at the intersection of GA15 and Banks Crossing Drive. Authorities say an SUV rear-ended a box truck that was stopped at the intersection.  The entire front end of the SUV went under the rear of the box […]

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack kicked off National Homeownership Month by highlighting USDA’s ongoing role to help residents of America’s small towns and cities purchase homes in rural areas. “Owning a home is one of the best ways American families enter the middle class,” Vilsack said. “USDA has helped provide homeownership for rural Americans for more than six decades. This year, […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County Board of Education will not have a budget approved for Fiscal Year 2016 by June 30. At Thursday’s Stephens County Board of Education work session, Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey updated the board on the Fiscal Year 2016 budget process. Dorsey said that a number of factors have led to […]