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St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital is now accepting patients for their new 3-D imaging system. On Wednesday, a special mobile unit was set up outside the hospital to offer hospital employees and citizens in the community a chance to come and see the new system and talk with the experts. The system will be used primarily for mammograms. Jeff Brown, […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Stephens County man is under arrest and charged in connection with a child pornography investigation. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that 51-year-old Brian Keith Yost of Rock Creek Road in Toccoa was arrested and charged this week with four counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children. Shirley said that deputies from his office […]

The Super Bowl is America’s most watched sporting event and on Feb. 7, drunk drivers will be the most watched motorists by Georgia law enforcement. That’s because for Super Bowl 50, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and troopers, deputies and police officers statewide won’t be at a party. They’ll be on the road making sure drunk drivers don’t take […]

Franklin County authorities have released the names of the two men involved in a high-speed chase down I-85 late Tuesday night. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas identifies them as 24-year old Adarius Dennis of Greenville and 28-year old Shavario Jenkins also of Greenville. Thomas said Dennis is charged with obstruction of an officer, giving a false name, possession of marijuana […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa One person is in custody after an armed robbery in southern Stephens county. It happened Monday night about 9:30p in the parking lot of the Dollar General store on Highway 106 in the New Hope Community near the Franklin County line, according to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley. “During the interview of the victim […]