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For the past 20 years, Keep Georgia Beautiful has their annual after Christmas, Bring One for the Chipper Campaign and this year is no different. Each year, Keep Georgia Beautiful works with private sponsors to organize the recycling event. In addition to statewide sponsors such as The Home Depot, numerous local sponsors and volunteers also make contributions and provide in-kind […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Financial problems that turned up earlier this year in the Stephens County school system continue to have repercussions. Last week, Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said that he had talked with Standard and Poor’s Rating Service about the school system’s credit rating. Currently, Dorsey said the rating is an A-. He said, however, […]

Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups because of a problem that could allow the trucks to be started without the clutch being depressed. Chrysler said one death is associated with the problem. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened an investigation into the trucks in May after receiving a report of a child […]

Visitation is scheduled for this evening for Royston’s first City Manager, Brig. Gen. Eugene Phillips, U.S. Army Ret. Phillips died Christmas Day following a brief illness at the home of his son in Fairfax, VA. Gen. Phillips was born in Canon, GA on Nov. 26th, 1917.  He grew up in Franklin County and graduated from Royston High School as class […]

A manhunt has ended for a Rabun County man authorities say was involved in a shooting and burglary over the weekend. According to Habersham County Sheriff’s office, 37-year old Robert Lynn Shook allegedly shot a victim during a burglary in Cornelia early Sunday. Authorities say a trace of his cell phone traced Shook to the Franklin County area on Sunday.  […]