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By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Three people face charges after an investigation by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office last week. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said on September 2nd officers with the Traffic And Crime Suppression Unit made a traffic stop on a pick-up truck on Cawthon Road. During that stop, Shirley said deputies reportedly recovered a quantity of […]

Governor Nathan Deal has announced a new plan to seek reforms to rescue failing schools in Georgia. Deal made the announcement Wednesday after meeting with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. The Governor noted that since Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana implemented sweeping reforms to rescue New Orleans’ schools. And it has worked. Some of those reforms have resulted in New Orleans posting the […]

Royston’s new City Manager says his first week on the job has been a challenge. In his first official report to the Roystn City Council Tuesday evening, Ed Andrews said he’s spent most of the week sorting through the mounds of paperwork that has been piling on his desk since the City Manager resigned. “Last Tuesdsay was my first day […]

Franklin County Commissioners are taking the next step in their search for a new county manager. Current manager John Phillips is stepping aside to resume his old duties as the County Engineer and Planning Director. At their meeting Monday, commission chair Thomas Bridges asked for input from the board members on how to proceed with that search. Bridges said the […]

A Gumlog subdivision that receives Lavonia City water will have to come up with the money if they want a bigger water line. Residents of Capri Point off Poplar Springs Road on Hartwell Lake are asking the city to put in a new six-inch water line. At the September City Council meeting last week, Capri Point resident Curtis Hall came […]