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The capital murder trial of Brent Shubert will take place this fall. An exact date has not yet been released, but on Tuesday, Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White confirmed to WLHR News it is scheduled for the fall. White said a procedural hearing will take place in July, which he said was requested by Shubert’s defense team. White […]

After over a year of renovations, work to repair and restore the Historic Lavonia Cannery should be completed this week. At the Lavonia City Council meeting Monday evening, City Manager Gary Fesperman went over the punch list with the council and Mayor Ralph Owens . “The floors have been totally redone, the lights have been replaced, all of the rooms […]

The City of Royston will be hosting the Northeast Georgia Economic Development Symposium next month. According to Royston Main Street Executive Director Candy Rhoades, this is the first such symposium of its kind in Northeast Georgia and will take place on Thursday, July 23 from 11a to 2p at the Royston Housing Authority. Rhoades said the symposium is being co-sponsored […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The City of Toccoa completes its inspections of area hotels and motels. Last month, Toccoa officials and officials from the Stephens County Health Department inspected the Country Hearth Inn and the Toccoa Inn. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said that both of those facilities were found to be in much better condition than the […]

A toddler is in the Augusta Burn Center this morning after falling into a fire pit at a camp ground in Hart County. It happened Monday afternoon at the Paynes Creek Campground, according to Hart County EMA Director Terrell Partain.  Partain said the child was playing with other children at the campground when he fell backwards into the fire pit […]