Category: News

Steadily rising lake levels on Lake Hartwell are now affecting parts of Hart County. Tuesday afternoon, the Hart County Road Department announced it had closed part of Old Highway 29 near LongPoint Park. County Administrator Jon Caime said that part of Old Highway 29 routinely floods when there’s heavy rainfall. “With all of the heavy rains we’ve had, the lake […]

Franklin County will keep the Samuels Law Firm as its county attorney for another year. At their meeting Monday evening, the board voted to continue with Bubba Samuels as the county attorney after doing extensive research. In November, County Commission Chair Thomas Bridges asked that request for proposals be sent out to area law firms to see if the County […]

The Lavonia City Council has adopted a proposed water rate hike. At their first meeting of the new year Monday, the Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution instituting the new fees. Under the new Resolution, water fees have been raised 25-cents per 1,000 gallons on the overage and the new account set-up fee is raised to $25 from the […]

In Madison County, a Comer man is behind bars charged with molesting two little girls while babysitting for them. The Athens-Banner Herald reports 35-year old Jerry Dwayne Fowler is charged with two counts of child molestation and probation violation. Authorities say Fowler molested the girls last May while sitting for them at a relative’s home. A Madison County Sheriff’s spokesperson […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa 2015 was good year economically for Stephens County. The Stephens County Industrial Building Authority reports new and incoming businesses are doing well and even expanding. One of the manufacturers that moved to Stephens County in 2015 is now shipping out the product that it makes there. Sark Wire shipped its first locally manufactured product […]