Author: MJ Kneiser

The Girl Scout Troop 12821 in Carnesville is working to raise money for a dog park. Brooke Tate and Kate Graham are spearheading the effort to earn Brooke’s Scout Silver Award which is an optional project that Girl Scouts work on that impacts their community in a positive way. It’s the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. The […]

North Georgia Technical College recently named four students as finalists for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership or GOAL. GOAL, a statewide program of the Technical College System of Georgia, honors excellence in academics and leadership among the state’s technical college students. NGTC’s four include Paul Hopkins, a Precision Machining and Manufacturing student of Toccoa, Angie Bartron, an Accounting student […]

The attorney for a Carnesville man charged with two counts of felony first-degree arson will be back in court next week to ask for a reduced bond. In June, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced the arrest of 53-year-old James Anthony Stamps, of Carnesville, on two counts of first-degree arson. King said that on the morning of […]

A Toccoa man is behind bars in Oconee County, SC on a combined $287,500.00 surety bond, after his arrest Sunday morning on outstanding warrants related to an investigation of break-ins of storage units. Oconee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jimmy Watt tells WLHR News that 34-year-old Roger Laquerrius Neal, of Whisenant Street, has been booked into the Oconee County Detention Center. […]

St. Mary’s Healthcare has a new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Eric J. Schuck, a physician executive with more than 25 years of progressive experience in healthcare leadership, has been named the new CMO. St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston tells WLHR News Dr. Schuck comes to St. Mary’s from HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital and HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital, where […]