Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced a new web portal to allow voters to cancel their voter registration online. While leveraging the same technical process and security protocols as Georgia’s OnLine Voter Registration tool the new secure site, known as OLVR (“OLIVER”) allows voters who are moving or opting out of voter registration to notify their county registrar […]

The Royston Public Library is one of 310 libraries selected to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities. The Libraries Transforming Communities initiative is a grant award designed to provide community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries in order to help them better serve people with disabilities. The Royston Library is […]

North Georgia Credit Union is warning its customers that people are posing as employees. According to North Georgia Credit Union Vice President Laura Williams, the individuals are spoofing the credit union’s phone number and contacting members via phone calls, texts, and emails, asking for personal information to complete fraudulent transactions. Williams said never share any personal information over the phone, […]

Georgia students showed continued improvement on the 2023-24 Georgia Milestones assessments – scores increased or held steady on 10 of 13 assessments in ELA, science, and social studies. Because math assessments were updated to align with the new K-12 Mathematics Standards first implemented during the 2023-24 school year, math Georgia Milestones scores will be available for release later this fall. […]

Jessica Waters, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Toccoa, a local motel that police say has become a hub of criminal activity has been ordered to shut down for 30 days. During a Toccoa Municipal Court session last week, Judge Robert Sneed heard testimony from Toccoa Chief of Police Jimmy Mize and statements from City Attorney John Dickerson as well as testimony […]