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In Elbert County, more charges filed against a South Carolina man caught after a recent massive manhunt. On Monday, Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews announced 26-year old Jonathan Reid Cann of Iva, SC had been charged with two counts of felony aggravated assault. Cann and 23-year old Chelsea Brook Clay of Edgefield, SC were arrested the evening of September 28th […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Mountain Judicial Circuit N.C.I.S. Drug Team is no more. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that his office, along with the Rabun and Habersham County Sheriff’s Offices and the Toccoa Police Department, are now members of the Appalachian Drug Task Force starting today. Shirley said the end of the N.C.I.S. Drug Team came […]

With more rain expected this week, Georgia DOT are not expecting to finish the sinkhole repair project on SR51/Reed Creek Highway in Hart County by next week as planned. Georgia DOT crews had hoped to continue building back the road last week, but rain showers the week before saturated the fill dirt and according to spokesperson Teri Pope, that dirt […]

If you plan to vote in November and you have not registered, have moved since you voted last or are just not sure if you are registered, you have until close of business today to get registered. Secretary of State Brian Kemp says there are a number of ways to register to vote. You can do so at your local […]

Franklin County Commissioners are expected to vote on a number of issues when they meet for their regular meeting tonight. Probably the most controversial is the funding of the proposed four-pod jail expansion project. The Franklin County Grand Jury recently recommended the county move forward as quickly as possible with the $2.4 million dollar project. However, the Board of Commissioners […]