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By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County Development Authority and an incoming industry are working together on an effort designed to make the county more attractive to another prospective company. At a called meeting on Friday morning, the Development Authority unanimously voted to accept free dirt from Nifco KTW and hire a company for grading work at another […]

Hart County School Students go back to class to this morning and that means buses will be running on area roadways and children will be waiting for those buses in the dark. As students return to school, the Georgia Department of Education and State School Superintendent Richard Woods are urging motorists to use caution when approaching a school bus and […]

Working to reduce crashes, the Georgia Department of Transportation will begin a major effort on some Northeast Georgia roads to make those roads safer for motorists by beefing up safety efforts in curves. According to GDOT spokesperson Teri Pope, engineers have compiled a list of highways with frequent crashes, especially during wet weather. “GDOT engineers looked at the locations where […]

A Franklin County family farm is one of four finalists in a statewide Georgia Young Farmer Farm competition. In March, the Eric and Amy Segars family farm was selected as one of four State Georgia Young Farmer Farm Family finalists and judging for the competition continued this summer. The Segars’ farm was selected as the Franklin County Young Farmers chapter […]

In Oconee County, SC authorities have arrested a man after a false report of a drowning on Lake Keowee. About 4:30p Saturday afternoon, the Oconee County 911 Center received a call reporting a drowning on Lake Keowee. The caller was only able to provide limited information, but said his friend had jumped into the water from a boat and had […]