Author: MJ Kneiser

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is renewing the call for a traffic light at the intersection where a serious accident took place over the weekend involving a church van that injured 10 people. It happened Sunday afternoon when a van from Martin Baptist Church carrying children home was hit by a truck that had […]

What to do about a deteriorating Scout Hut in Lavonia City Park was one of the topics of discussion when the Lavonia City Council and Mayor Ralph Owens met last tonight for a work session at City Hall. In February, City council member Harold Harbin brought up the problem with the scout hut at a work session and asked that […]

Just a reminder for some residents in the Martin area. Georgia DOT crews will be working to install the new water line for the Martin area at the intersection of Yowell Mill Road and State Route 17 today. The City will turn off water at the intersection at 9 a.m. and expects the new water line to be operational by […]

Winter may be over, but the clean up from the winter storms is not. This week, crews with the Georgia Dept of Transportation began working in some Northeast Georgia counties to remove tree debris from roadsides left from the winter ice and snow. But they are also beginning the tedious task of replacing thousands of raised pavement markers that were […]

Hunters and other interested citizens are encouraged to review proposed changes to hunting regulations for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons and make plans to attend a scheduled public hearing. A public hearing is scheduled for the Northeast Georgia area for April 14th in Dawsonville at Cornerstone Christian Church. The meeting begins at 7p. Some of the proposed changes include uniform […]