Author: MJ Kneiser

People in Franklin County may wake up to find a flock of pink flamingos on their lawn or in front of their business. This year’s Franklin County United Way campaign is in full swing and if you get “flocked” you have to pay up.  According to Franklin County United Way board member Janice Daley, the fun fundraiser will be going […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa, GA State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says it is important for a community to engage its children to ensure a bright future. Butler delivered that message as the keynote speaker this week in Toccoa at the 21st annual Toccoa-Stephens County Boys’ And Girls’ Club benefit dinner at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center. During his […]

People living near a newly built gas compression station on Turner Road in Hart County are being asked to attend a public hearing next week about a plan to increase plant production.  In a notice from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dated April 22nd regarding the public hearing, Elba Liquifaction Co., LLC plans to add another 16,000 horsepower of compression […]

Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman is crediting community involvement with the capture of an accused burglar he says he caught red handed. It happened April 16th at an apartment complex on Jones Circle.  Boleman said his office received a call from a person about a person acting suspiciously.  The caller told Boleman he saw a black male lift up a […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Stephens County, a Superior Court Judge continues to push both sides in the Wilbros civil case to reach a settlement without the case going to trial. Judge Robert Adamson met with attorneys for both sides at a pre-trial conference Tuesday in Stephens County Superior Court. Stephens County, the city of Toccoa, the Stephens […]