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The 2014 March of Dimes campaign is well underway and on Saturday, Franklin County will join Stephens County at Tugaloo State Park for the annual March for Babies walk. Franklin County’s kick-off event was held in May at the Lavonia Train Depot.  This year’s goal in Franklin County is $32,800.  So far, just over $12,000 has been raised. The Lavonia […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa City Commissioners say they will continue to look at all options for operating the city-owned Pines Golf Course. Commissioners talked about the golf course at a work session Monday. The nine-hole course on Black Mountain Road has been closed since late August, when the previous operator informed the city he could no longer […]

Hart County’s Board of Registrars is getting some extra funding from the county to cover salaries for extra workers during early voting. This is the first week of early voting for the November General Election and already the staff is overwhelmed at the Hart County Board of Registrars office, according to Registrar John Stercho. Speaking to the Hart County Board […]

Voting is also brisk in Franklin County, just four days into the three-week advance voting period. Elections Superintendent Gina Chappalear says more voters than expected have turned out to cast an early ballot. “It’s going really good,” Chappalear said late Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve had over 106 people vote in the last three days. That’s more than we’ve had since I’ve […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Stephens County, a judge has ordered a competency hearing for a teen accused in the shooting death of his mother. The 15-year old boy appeared before Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Russell Smith Wednesday morning in Stephens County Superior Court. Judge Smith did not set a bond but instead ordered the competency […]