Author: MJ Kneiser

The Hart County Board of Commission has voted to come up with a new contract between the County and the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter that will standardize the fees it pays to the shelter for services. The contract will be based on a formula like the one used in previous years. At their budget meeting earlier this month, supporters of […]

Veterans Day is November 11q and the American Legion Post 109 in Hartwell plans to host a Veterans Day Parade in November and they are asking for participants to march in it. At the Hart County Board of Commissioners meeting last week, Post Commander James Fulghum said this would be the second annual parade, weather permitting. Fulghum said veterans from […]

Tanger Outlets in Commerce is taking applications for its 2024 TangerKids Grants Program. Applications are being accepted through October 18. Teachers and leaders in education across Northeast Georgia are invited to request funding to help enhance educational programs and better serve students. Applications can cover anything – from modernizing literature and libraries to purchasing adaptive and more inclusive equipment. The […]

A free concert that addresses the problem of bullying and how to combat it is set for tonight in Toccoa. The concert, featuring several local and nationally known performers, takes place at 6p at the Historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. Tammie Arthur, organizer of Stephens County’s Stop the Bullying campaign, the campaign started in 2017 when a young boy […]

A Hart County woman has been charged with 26 counts of cruelty to animals after authorities discovered dogs living in filthy conditions in a metal building with no air conditioning. The Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Hart County Animal Control, and the Georgia Department of Agriculture have been investigating a location on Knox Bridge Road where numerous dogs were being housed […]