Author: MJ Kneiser

Tax season begins on the 29th but IRS scams are already circulating. If have gotten an email or text message about your tax refund, be aware that it’s a scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, IRS impersonators are sending messages about your “tax refund” or “tax refund e-statement.” It might look legit, but it’s an email or text fake, […]

In Banks County authorities have made an arrest in a December 2022 convenience store robbery. According to Banks County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Austin Bond on Thursday, January 4 investigators arrested 38-year-old Jarrid Diontae Carter of Baldwin. Carter is accused of robbing the Homer business on December 24, 2022, Christmas Eve. Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed said Banks County deputies responded […]

By Representative Alan Powell On January 11, Governor Kemp delivered the State of the State address, outlining his vision for Georgia in 2024 and beyond. He highlighted the Georgia MATCH program (the nation’s largest direct college admissions initiative) aimed at connecting high school seniors with institutions that best suit their needs; and a number of budget items to help advance […]

Thousands of people across several northeast Georgia counties reported hearing a large boom over the weekend Saturday night that many said shook their homes. At one point on social media, it was rumored that there had been an explosion at the GRP biomass plant in Carnesville. WLHR News has now confirmed that was not the case. GRP plant manager for […]

Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant is asking citizens to practice kindness in 2024. At their meeting earlier this month, Umbehant said people in general have allowed the issues and problems in our country and world to affect their behavior. “We have allowed the stresses of all of the things going on in the outside world to creep their way in locally. […]