Author: MJ Kneiser

Caterpillar is looking to hire 100 new workers for its Bogart plant. The company says it is looking for qualified welders and assemblers, along with what it calls, “quality positions.” According a report in the Athens Banner Herald, Caterpillar’s Bogart plant will be making small tractors and is adding a second shift to build mini-hydraulic excavators. The plant is accepting […]

The rededication of the newly renovated Royston Baseball Fields will now take place next week and not this Saturday as originally thought. A rededication of the Joe T. Cunningham Ball Fields was to have taken place last Saturday but was rained out. It was first thought the ceremony would then take place this Saturday, April 5, but  Royston Police Chief […]

A new property revaluation is underway in Hart County, but this one should go more smoothly than the one begun in 2008 that is still causing problems for the county. Hart County Administrator Jon Caime  called it an historic event.  “This will be a normal year, a historic event in Hart County,” he said. “It will be the first in […]

A reminder for motorists  who plan to drive through Lavonia today about the ongoing G-DOT road work. Crews will be finishing the resurfacing of the State Route 77 Connector/Vickery St.  and will also be starting the resurfacing on SR59 through town down to the Old City Park. The company contracted to do the resurfacing has posted a sign at the […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa We now know the identity of the suspect, wanted in Franklin County, who was arrested in Avalon Tuesday after a lengthy foot chase. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley says the man is identified as 36-year-old Justin Hixson of East Silver Shoals Road in Toccoa.  The Sheriff said  it all started several days ago with […]