Fire Destroys Hundreds of Junk Cars in Toccoa

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Authorities are still trying to determine what sparked a fire at a Stephens County recycling plant Tuesday that destroyed 300 junk cars. It happened about 11a yesterday at the Carters Royal Dispos-All recycling plant on Rock Creek Road. Crews from Big Smith, Shiloh, and Eastanollee Volunteer Fire Departments responded to blaze, which took hours […]

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Mobile Career Coach in Royston Thursday

Job seekers in Franklin and surrounding counties might want to take advantage of another opportunity to get some help with their career search when the Mobile Job Training Unit visits Royston on Thursday. Sponsored by the Workforce Development arm of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, the Mobile Training Unit will be at the Royston Library Thursday afternoon from 12:30p to […]

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Franklin County Awarded $100K Grant for Road Improvement

Franklin County will be receiving a $100,000 grant for road improvements. At their regular meeting Monday night, county commission chair Thomas Bridges started the session off with the announcement. Bridges said earlier this year, he asked county manager John Phillips about securing grant funds to widen two roads in the county. “Sometime back, I was talking to Mr. Phillips about […]

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Hart County Leases Two Lake Parks from Corps

Hart County has agreed to lease two parks on Lake Hartwell from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. At their regular meeting last month, the Board of Commissioners voted to lease both Long Point and Milltown Parks. Both parks were scheduled for permanent closure by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers due to federal budget cuts. Milltown is a primitive […]

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Royston to Discuss New City Manager Search Tonight

The Royston City Council is expected to discuss their next move in finding a new city manager. Last month, former city manager Greg Scott announced he was resigning to take a position with the the 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron of the U.S. Air National Guard at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Scott had been city manager since 2007.   […]

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