Author: MJ Kneiser

A woman responsible for the death of a Franklin County college student has pled guilty in Stephens County State Court to Homicide by Vehicle in the Second Degree. 44-year-old Amanda Lynn Phillips pled guilty Monday in the 2019 death of Anna Whitlock of Carnesville. On March 18, 2022, Phillips was indicted by a Stephens County Grand Jury on one count […]

Veterans in Georgia who love to golf will get to do so for free this weekend at all Georgia State Parks. In honor of Veterans Day, veterans can receive one free Greens Fee on either a 9 or 18-hole round of golf. Cart Fee is not included and you must have a valid Military ID. In our area, Arrowhead Pointe […]

The countdown to the annual Christmas at the Goff’s Christmas light display is on. The Goffs announced that the 2023 display will start Friday, November 24th, and run through December 25th. Located on Starr’s Bridge Road in Canon, the Christmas Light display is a walkthrough or partial drive-thru…the lights will run from 6p to 10p every night weather permitting. Once […]

Waterfowl hunters are ready to head to their favorite wetland location for the Georgia duck hunting season when it opens on Sat., Nov. 18, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). However, youth, active military, and veterans can take part in an early waterfowl hunt opportunity this weekend. On these two days, youth ages 16 […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested two Northeast Georgia men in connection with the sexual exploitation of children. On Tuesday, agents with the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit arrested 22-year-old Damion Jackson McCluskey of Banks County and 74-year-old Gerald Glen Fleming of Oconee County, Georgia in separate cases. The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into McCluskey’s […]