Category: News

It’s a tax scam we’ve told you about before but now it’s resurfaced in our area. The Internal Revenue Service is issuing some important reminders after another scam report in the area. Someone recently called our sister station WNEG in Toccoa and said that they received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS. According to caller, […]

A Lavonia citizen says he and his neighbor will have to think about an offer by the City to use two vacant lots adjacent to their properties without actually owning it. Last month Marvin Ross, who lives in the Springview Heights Community of Lavonia asked the City to turn over the small vacant lot to him so he could put […]

North Georgia Technical College has been awarded a grant in the amount of $17,840 from the Georgia Driver’s Education Commission. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, will help finance driver’s education locally by providing classes of 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours behind the wheel experience with a trained instructor. GDEC Chairman […]

Authorities in Hartwell believe a fire at an abandoned grainery Tuesday morning may have been deliberately set. Firefighters were called to the old Merritt Grain and Feed building about 4:30a this morning. Hartwell Fire Chief Terry Vickery said by the time they arrived, the old metal building was fully involved. The building is located across from the high school on […]

It’s Veterans Day and there are a number of events going on around the area in recognition of our veterans. In Hartwell, a special ceremony takes place this morning at 10a at the Hart County High School Fine Arts Center. Lieutenant Colonel, Chris Carter, U.S. Army (Ret) is the Senior Army Instructor for the Hart County High School Junior Army […]