Author: MJ Kneiser

Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Hartwell for a young Bowersville mother and her two-year old daughter who died Sunday in a tragic accident. It happened Sunday evening about 5p on SR51 just west of Hartwell , according to Hartwell GSP Post commander Sgt Al Whitworth. “Vehicle 1, a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling west on Georgia 51. […]

There’s probably no need to rush out and stock up on bread and milk but forecasters are calling for some frigid temperatures over the next 48 hours or so. According to meteorologist Neil Dixon with the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, Northeast Georgia and the Upstate will see temperatures gradually fall throughout the day Wednesday. “We expect Northeast Georgia to […]

Franklin County citizens may soon have more choices when it comes to Internet and wireless service providers. Franklin County Commissioners have approved the final step that will allow Gunby Communications to build more wireless internet towers in certain parts of the county. At their December meeting, the board voted to allow Gunby to put up the towers after hearing from […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton State arson investigators are looking into the cause of a mobile home fire in Elbert County. It happened last Tuesday evening at a home in the Lexington Highway area. Elbert County Fire Chief Rick Mewborne says by the time firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. “It was burning on one end […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Downtown Toccoa plans to add a charging station for electric cars. The city’s Downtown Development Authority recently received a grant from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority through its “Charge Georgia” program to help pay for the cost of installing the electric car charging station. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said the unit will cost […]