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A career criminal is back behind bars after passing out while allegedly trying to burglarize a home in Franklin County. It happened Friday, according to Franklin County Sheriff Chief Investigator Jimmy LeCroy. LeCroy tells WLHR News officers responded Friday to an address in Royston after the home owner called authorities to report someone had broken into his home. While waiting […]

Advance voting for the November General Election gets underway today. Advance or early voting runs through October 31st with one Saturday voting day on October 25th. In Hart County, voters will cast their early ballots at the Hart County Board of Elections and Registrar’s office in Hartwell. Hart County Registrar John Stercho says there is still some confusion among voters […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A 15-year-old charged with the shooting death of his mother in Stephens County last week is scheduled to have a court appearance next week. Court records indicate that the teen is scheduled to appear in Stephens County Superior Court on Wednesday, October 15 for a bond hearing. Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Russell […]

The Internal Revenue Service is urging taxpayers whose tax-filing extension runs out on Oct. 15 to double check their returns for often-overlooked tax benefits and then file their returns electronically using IRS e-file or the Free File system. More than a quarter of the nearly 13 million taxpayers who requested an automatic six-month extension this year have yet to file. […]

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