Author: Porkchop Branch

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers against credit card shimmers. Shimmers are a paper-thin, card-size shim containing an embedded microchip and flash storage that’s inserted into the “dip and wait” card slot of an ATM or gas pump payment terminal. It stays there and is meant to take data off your credit or debit card’s EMV chip. The intercepted […]

by Cammie Bagley (WNEG Radio)     Adam Hazell with the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission was at the public hearing yesterday for the joint comprehensive plan for Stephens County and the cities of Martin and Avalon. According to Hazell, the comprehensive plan must be updated every five years. He says that changes are being included in the new plans for […]

by Cammie Bagley (WNEG Radio) The Georgia Department of Labor is hosting an Employers in the Know event in September at North Georgia Technical College’s Currahee Campus. According to Communications Director Sam Hall, the idea for the employer summit stemmed from Labor Commissioner Mark Butler visiting with employers throughout Georgia. “They told him they really needed better information about things […]

by Cammie Bagley (WNEG Radio)   North Georgia Technical College Foundation’s Scholarship deadline is approaching. Students interested in receiving scholarship assistance with tuition for the fall semester should submit applications by July 20. The NGTC Foundation is offering four new scholarships, including the WoodmenLife Scholarship, Dan Dixon Technical Trade Scholarship, Photography Scholarship and the Savage Innovator’s Award. These range from […]