Author: MJ Kneiser

Rural hospitals, such as Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia are struggling and now Governor Nathan Deal has announced a plan to make sure they can stay open. On Thursday, Deal, along with the Department of Community Health announced three new proposals to improve rural access to healthcare. “Rural hospitals are struggling financially and have been for many years; […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa Police say they have been getting tips and leads from the tip line they opened earlier this week in their investigation into the death of a 28-year old man. Montavious Xavier Flentall was found dead inside a home off Fernside Drive early Tuesday morning.  The next day, Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell put […]

Job seekers will want to take advantage of s job fair today in Lavonia. According to the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, the job fair is for a local, unidentified company that is hiring. They are looking to fill positions for a temp team member in Shipping and Receiving, production associates, packing and  handling and an administrative assistant. The job […]

Donations are being taken for a Banks County Sheriff’s deputy and his family who lost everything in a house fire. It happened late Thursday afternoon at the deputy’s home on Hickory Flat Road in Gillsville.   Deputy Lee Parson, his wife and three children lost everything in the blaze. According to the Banks County Sheriff’s office Facebook page, an account has […]

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 7.1 percent in February, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 7.3 percent in January. The rate was 8.5 percent in February a year ago. “This is the eighth month in a row that Georgia’s unemployment rate has declined,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “The rate dropped in February because Georgia employers […]