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A Gumlog man will be spending the New Year behind bars after authorities in Franklin County discovered a large cache of drugs in his home. The arrest came December 17th after a search warrant was issued for the home of John Archie Morman. “Deputies, long with agents from the Georgia Probation officers visited and searched the home of Morman,” said […]

One of the biggest stories of 2015 year was the sale of Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center to St. Mary’s Healthcare System of Athens. In February, St. Mary’s officials announced they had signed a letter of intent to purchase the struggling hospital in Lavonia. In May, Ty Cobb Healthcare officials and St. Mary’s Healthcare officials held a public hearing at […]

As the sale of Ty Cobb Regional to St. Mary’s progressed, Franklin County began preparing for how they were going to pay the outstanding hospital bond debt. In late 2014, Ty Cobb Healthcare announced it could no longer afford to make the twice yearly bond payments of $311,000 each, leaving the County holding the bag. In May, Jim Pannell, of […]

Just a reminder if your goal for 2016 is to quit smoking a few spaces are still open for adults who want to quit smoking with the help of the American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking program that St. Mary’s Respiratory Services will offer starting Jan. 5. The program will be facilitated by certified instructor Todd Drake, an ex-smoker who […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa Mayor Terry Carter says the city accomplished a lot in 2015. Carter, whose term as mayor comes to a close on December 31, recapped some of the city’s accomplishments over the last year at Monday’s final Toccoa City Commission meeting of 2015. He said one of the biggest accomplishments for the city this […]