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By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton In Elbert County, the body found in the trunk of a burned out vehicle after a manhunt in September has finally been identified. According to Elbert County Coroner and EMS Director Chuck Almond, the victim was 35-year-old Charles Hall Mills of Townville, SC. Almond said the cause of death was a gunshot wound that […]

Franklin County has named a finalist for the job of County Manager.  After coming out of an executive session Monday, County Commission Chair Thomas Bridges announced the Board’s choice for sole finalist. “The person we have chosen for the sole candidate for the County Manager position is Elizabeth Thomas,” Bridges said. After the announcement, the Board voted unanimously to name […]

A Hart County man is on his way to prison after pleading guilty to shooting at Sheriff’s deputies. On Monday, Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said 44-year old Mark Alan Brown was sentenced to 40 years in prison. “He negotiated a guilty plea with a 40-year sentence, the first 20 to serve in confinement on three counts of […]

In Banks County, authorities have arrested a father and son on charges of operating a marijuana growing operation. The arrests came last Thursday at a home on Highway 441 in Commerce, according to Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt Carrissa McFaddin. Investigators with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office and agents from the GBI North Georgia Regional Drug Enforcement Office descended on […]

Today is Veterans Day and the Hart County High School Junior ROTC will be holding a community service in the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center. Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Chris Carter is the new head of the Junior ROTC program at the High School. Carter said this year’s program will honor veterans of all eras. “At 10a Tuesday, the […]