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A road work crew may have unintentionally been the cause of a three-car wreck Friday on I-85 Southbound. It happened about 2:30p Friday on I-85 southbound near Exit 173.. According to Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post Assistant Commander Matt Baxley, it started when a GMC Yukon tried to slow down for a G-DOT work detail. “The lead vehicle, a GMC […]

Franklin County will not be joining Stephens County in paving a road that runs through both. At their meeting last week, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners voted to pave its half of Freedom Drive in the Gumlog Community. The road off SR328 runs through both Stephens and Franklin Counties. At that meeting, numerous residents who live on Freedom Drive […]

In Stephens County, the driver who hit a church bus head on last week injuring 19 people is now facing charges. It happened about 8:30p Thursday night on Highway 123 near the 17Bypass, when a Lincoln Towncar left its lane in a curve and hit the church van. The van was headed to the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa and Stephens County officials are putting everything in place in an attempt to attract a significant industrial prospect to the community. Last week,  the Stephens County Development Authority, Toccoa City Commission, and Stephens County Commission all unanimously approved a project agreement for what they are calling “Project Hummingbird.” The identity of “Project Hummingbird” […]

Prayers likely going up today for 19 people injured in Stephens County Thursday night while on their way to a retreat at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa. It happened about 8:30p last night on Highway 123 near the 17Bypass. According to FoxNews 21,  the Stephens County Sheriff’s office reports a Lincoln Town Car struck a church van head […]