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A Carnesville man has been listed as one of UPS’s top safest drivers. UPS driver Ronnie McCannon of Carnesville was recently inducted into UPS’s prestigious Circle of Honor for achieving 25 years of accident-free driving. He, along with 70 elite drivers from Georgia are among 1,445 newly inducted into the company’s honorary organization. According to Company spokesman Dan McMackin, making […]

In Elbert County, authorities are asking retailers and other businesses across a several counties to be on the lookout for fake checks being passed in the name of a condominium association. Elbert County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Darren Scarborough said the sheriff’s office was notified last week about the checks being passed through an account in the name of Tallassee Condominium […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In an effort to find cost savings where they can, the Stephens County School System is looking at the possibility of staggering school start times in order to reduce the number of needed bus drivers. In February, the Stephens County School Board voted 5-2 to have staff put together a proposal for staggering school […]

The search for a South Carolina man on Lake Hartwell missing since early February may be over. On Sunday, the body of a white male, believed to be that of 64-year old Brady Hamby, was discovered on the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell near Shoal Creek by a fisherman. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement officer Craig Fulghum says the body was […]

More than a month after work to upgrade the City of Lavonia’s only traffic light, the work goes on. The Georgia Dept of Transporation is replacing the old lights with new LED signals at the intersection of SR59/SR17. Crews began work in early February, but according to GDOT spokesperson Teri Pope, the weather and other complications have pushed back the […]