Category: News

A Hartwell man and World War II veteran is being honored today by the French Government for his service in helping liberate France from the Nazis. Arthur B. Mohor, Jr., 91, is among twelve veterans and three Northeast Georgians who will be in Atlanta today to receive the National Order of the Legion of Honor medal. The medal is being […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins (R-9th) says his new forest land bill is a win for the public , the U.S. Forest Service, and local counties. Collins took time out of his busy schedule Monday night to do a town hall meeting with constituents by conference call. Collins took calls from voters from across the 9th Congressional District, answering questions and […]

Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain near the top of the annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The IRS has seen a surge of these phone scams in recent months as scam artists threaten police arrest, deportation, license revocation and other things. The […]

If you are looking for a job, Home Depot is hiring for their stores in four Northeast Georgia counties. On Thursday, Feb 5th the Georgia Department of Labor will help Home Depot recruit part-time seasonal workers for four stores in Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin, and Forsyth counties Thursday, Feb. 5, in Dawsonville. The recruitment will be held from 10 a.m. to […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County Hospital receives good financial news in its Fiscal Year 2014 audit. The audit results were presented at Monday’s regular Hospital Authority meeting. Administrator Ed Gambrell said that Stephens County Hospital received a clean audit opinion, which is the opinion one wants to receive. Furthermore, the audit shows that the hospital had a […]