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It was a busy weekend for Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies over the Labor Day holiday weekend. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, his officers made multiple arrests during routine and concentrated traffic patrols. “For the holiday weekend, Franklin County deputies arrested six for DUI, nine on drug charges, two on driving violations, two reckless driving for a total of […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Closing arguments are expected soon in the appeals hearing of a Toccoa biofuel plant that has been ordered to close by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The hearing phase of Wilbros LLC’s appeal of the EPD order concluded last Thursday in Atlanta after three full days of testimony before Administrative Law Judge Ronit Walker […]

TruVista Cable is donating land to Franklin County it no longer needs. At last week’s Board of Commission work session, TruVista executives signed the paperwork that donates to the county approximately four acres of land at the intersection of Starr’s Bridge and Blacksnake Road near Carnesville. County manager John Phillips said the acreage is a potential site for a new […]

A Lavonia woman is the new campus librarian for North Georgia Technical College. Melissa Hozey was recently chosen to head up the library on North Georgia Tech’s Currahee Campus. “My background is entirely in private college and university libraries but I am very excited to be working for a technical college,” she said. “I love the idea of sending people […]

A missing Maysville man is now safe at home. On Tuesday, Banks County authorities issued a plea for help to locate 69-year old Larry Williams According to Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin, Williams was reported missing earlyTuesday morning by family members. His family said Williams is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and is a severe diabetic. Late […]