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In Banks County, authorities continue to search for suspect after a high-speed chase Sunday. According to Banks County spokesperson Sgt Carrissa McFaddin, the chase began in the Maysville area Sunday afternoon. “Deputies were assisting Maysville police in a pursuit when the suspect got out of the vehicle and fled on foot on Highway 198,” McFaddin said. “The suspect fled into […]

Hart County Board of Commissioners is working with the Hart County Fire Department to find ways to improve communications and make improvements in a more timely manner. After their regular meeting this month, Commissioners met with the Hart County Fire Chief Jerry Byrum as well as volunteer firefighters from the County’s nine fire stations.   County Administrator Jon Caime said […]

A Franklin County native known worldwide for his work in the poultry research industry is being remembered by family and colleagues. Wallace Alfred Beggs passed away December 17 in Baldwin. A native of Franklin County, Beggs grew up in Lavonia and attended the University of Georgia where he graduated in 1947 . His love of farming, cattle and agriculture became […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region in November was 4.4 percent, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 4.8 percent in October. The rate in November 2014 was 5.4 percent. “At 4.4 percent, Georgia Mountains’ rate is at its lowest point since April 2008 when it also was 4.4 percent,” according to State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “The […]

In Madison County, agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have been called in to assist in a murder-suicide on Christmas Eve. According to a report on MainstreetNews.com, it happened in Colbert just after 11p Christmas Eve. Madison County Sheriff Kip Thomas said 29-year old Quantreka Barnes Carruth and her husband, 31=-year old Daniel Latorey Carruth had been involved in […]