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St. Mary’s Health Care System announced late Friday that Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center will be renamed St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and that Jeff English, St. Mary’s Vice President Human Resources and Support Services, will be its interim president when the acquisition process is completed on or around June 1. Currently, the Georgia Attorney General’s office is reviewing the […]

Members of Lodge 105 of the Fraternal Order of Police say they were privileged to honor fallen comrade Franklin/Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven LaCruz Thomas last week during National Police Week. Deputy Thomas is the son of Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas. He was killed in May, 2014 on I-85 while in pursuit of a traffic violator. Lodge President Stan […]

Two men are dead in Banks County after an argument over a gun. It happened Sunday about 1:30p in the 2300 block of Highway 198. “Deputies responded Sunday to a report of a double shooting,” said Banks County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin. “Upon arrival, deputies were met by family members who advised that two male subjects were involved […]

A teen, hit last weekend by a motorist while walking on SR17 near the Franklin County line  has died. 16-year-old Wesley Teate passed away Saturday at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Teate was injured about 9p May 10 while walking along SR17 just outside of Martin. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 2014 Nissan Sentra […]

St. Mary’s Health Care System announced late Friday that Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center will be renamed St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and that Jeff English, St. Mary’s Vice President Human Resources and Support Services, will be its interim president when the acquisition process is completed on or around June 1. Currently, the Georgia Attorney General’s office is reviewing the […]