Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia State Patrol Post 52 in Hart County was recently named the Gold Shield 2022 Post of the Year by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. New Post Commander Camran Fleming said in order to win Post of the Year, several areas have to be met and he credits his officers with succeeding in those areas. GSP Post 52 also received MADD’s […]

A cellphone that may have been used to send terroristic threats to employees at RitzUSA in Hart County has been sent to the GBI for analysis. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said the GBI will search the phone for anything that might tie the woman to the threats made to Ritz. The Sheriff said last week that they have a […]

The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a non-commercial, backyard flock in Georgia. The backyard flock is located in Toombs County, in Southeast Georgia. This is the first confirmation of HPAI in Georgia, according to Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, and the first detection […]

Georgia gas prices have dropped slightly compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.40 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. It now costs $66.00 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. Drivers are paying $22.35 more at the pump than last year. Montrae Waiters, AAA-The Auto Club Group spokeswoman tells WLHR News […]

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Toccoa Police Department will be practicing saving lives in high-risk scenarios at an active shooter response training from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 12th, and on July 14th. T The training will be located on the campus of Stephens County Middle School according to Sheriff Randy Shirley. During the training […]