Category: News

A Habersham County man involved in a high-speed chase last month through Stephens and Franklin Counties is now behind bars in Habersham County. 42-year old Alton Lee Davidson of Demorest was returned to Habersham County this week to face charges of aggravated assault. On February 29, Davidson led authorities on a high-speed chase that began in Stephens County. Franklin County […]

By Charlie Bauder,  WNEG Radio, Toccoa The City of Toccoa is pursuing additional funding from the state of Georgia for road projects related to traffic safety. Last Monday, Toccoa City Commissioners unanimously voted to give staff the go-ahead to apply for additional LMIG funding from the state of Georgia. LMIG stands for Local Maintenance Improvement Grant.  It is money that […]

The GBI is investigating a complaint of vandalism filed by a candidate running for Sheriff in Madison County. According to a report in the Athens-Banner Herald, earlier this week Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White asked the GBI to look into the case. David Larkins is running for Sheriff in Madison County. Larkins told authorities he was driving his […]

If you love to fish, make sure you put a trout fishing trip on your list of things to do this spring, especially since it is the time of year when trout raised in Georgia hatcheries start hitting the water. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are literally stocking tens […]

A high-speed chase Monday morning through Hart County leads to an arrest of a Hartwell man. It happened about 8:30a Monday when a Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post trooper tried to pull over a speeding Mercedes, according to Hartwell Post spokesman Corporal Matt Baxley. “Trooper First-class attempted to stop a 2002 silver Mercedes for traveling 81 miles an hour in […]