Category: News

People living in a Stephens County lake community are worried after a neighborhood dog turned out to have rabies. It happened Sunday March 29th in the Seven Forks-Tahoe Trail neighborhood off Hwy 328/Gumlog Road on Lake Hartwell. The dog, a Lab, came on to a homeowner’s property and attacked another dog that was tied up. Both dogs were severely injured […]

With rabies cases already on the rise this year, now is the time to make sure your pet is vaccinated against this deadly disease. The most common carriers of the rabies virus in Northeast Georgia are raccoons, fox, and skunks.  If your dog or cat roam the countryside or are even outdoors in a dog pen or on a tie-out,  […]

The deadline is looming for high school students from Hart County to apply for the American Legion 2015 Scholarship. Scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 each and Hart County Post 109 spokesman Bob Savage says they hope to award up to four scholarships this year to local seniors. “We’re going to give three that we know of, but there […]

A Carnesville student at North Georgia Tech will be competing later this month in a state SKILLS USA competition. Colt Voyles of Carnesville will compete in the Welding contest in Cordele, Georgia, on Friday, April 17. Other competitions took place at the recent Georgia State SkillsUSA competition in March. SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization with chapters […]

Three people are confirmed dead after a wreck this morning on I-85 in Jackson County. It happened on I-85SB about 7:30a near Exit 147 in Commerce. At of 11a, troopers were still working the scene, but according to the Georgia State Patrol Gainesville Post, three passengers died after the van they were riding in left the road. In all, 12 […]