Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia sportsmen and women can now apply electronically for quota hunts including adult/child, deer, alligator, waterfowl, dove and many others, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. The new system went online Monday. “This system allows applicants to use their existing license purchase account – so there is no separate quota application system requiring customers to […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County will not make any changes to its trash convenience sites. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers made that announcement Wednesday. Ayers said that the commission had considered holding a town hall meeting to gauge opinion on changing how the county operates its convenience sites. Possibilities had including closing some convenience sites or privatizing their […]

The Georgia State Attorney General’s office has cleared the sale of Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center to St. Mary’s Healthcare System of Athens. “We did receive approval from the Attorney General Friday afternoon,” confirmed  Ty Cobb Healthcare CFO Matt McCree Sunday. With that confirmation began the dissemination and signing of the necessary closing paper work for all parties involved. After […]

A road work crew may have unintentionally been the cause of a three-car wreck Friday on I-85 Southbound. It happened about 2:30p Friday on I-85 southbound near Exit 173.. According to Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post Assistant Commander Matt Baxley, it started when a GMC Yukon tried to slow down for a G-DOT work detail. “The lead vehicle, a GMC […]

Franklin County will not be joining Stephens County in paving a road that runs through both. At their meeting last week, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners voted to pave its half of Freedom Drive in the Gumlog Community. The road off SR328 runs through both Stephens and Franklin Counties. At that meeting, numerous residents who live on Freedom Drive […]