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By Charlie Bauder – WNEG News The Toccoa City Commission has approved a series of public health rules and regulations at the request of the state Department of Health. City commissioners unanimously approved the ordinance at their meeting last week and then also unanimously voted to waive the second reading of the ordinance. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse said the […]

Voters in Hart County go back to the polls today to decide between two run-off candidates for the seat of Hart County Probate Judge.  Two candidates are vying for the seat, neither received the required 51% of the vote on November 4th.   They are interim Probate Judge Merry Kirk and challenger local attorney Todd Townsend.  In November, Kirk received […]

A Carnesville student at North Georgia Technical College is one of eighteen students representing ten programs who have been selected to compete for the Georgia Occupational Award for Leadership (GOAL).  Matt Fields of Carnesville was nominated by Chris Haley in the Industrial Systems Technology department. Originating at the school more than 40 years ago, the statewide competition honors the best […]

The long holiday weekend turned out to be busier and more tragic than expected for local law enforcement. In Hart County, the Georgia State Patrol continues its investigation into a fatal wreck Friday that killed most of one family. According to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland, it happened about 3:30p Friday afternoon on the 77Ext/Lavonia Highway. Cleveland said a car […]

Lavonia police have captured a Fair Play, SC man wanted on multiple charges of child molestation in Oconee County. The arrest of 65-year old Donnie Lane King of Wilderness Rd, Fair Play, SC came last Wednesday night, November 26, at a motel in Lavonia. According to arrest warrants out of Oconee County, King was wanted by investigators in Oconee County […]