Category: News

Rabun County authorities and the FAA continue to investigate a Saturday plane crash that killed one person. It happened about 9a near Heaven’s Landing, an upscale fly-in community outside of Clayton. The victim is identified as the pilot, 65-year old Ernest Merkelis of Clayton. A spokesperson for Heaven’s Landing said the plane was headed to Chicgao and then on to […]

Georgia Department of Transportation crews will be back out in force throughout counties in our area this week, weather permitting, doing some routine road work. Banks – A crew repair the driving surface of the SR 59 Bridge over the Hudson River, a lane will be closed as this work occurs. The shoulders alongside SR 51 and SR 63 will […]

  Hart County’s Board of Commissioners wants more to be done to keep its newly acquired parks clean. At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Commission chair Joey Dorsey asked that a plan be developed after Longpoint Park was left in a trashy mess over the July 4th holiday. “One thing I’ve asked is let’s look at a plan for a […]

Northern Judicial Circuit Chief Assistant District Attorney Geoffrey Fogus has been named Georgia’s Assistant District Attorney of the Year for 2014 for Disrict III. Fogus received the award from the Georgia Association of District Attorneys.  Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said Fogus is an invaluable asset to his office. “It is my distinct pleasure to report that Geoffrey […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region increased to 6.7 percent in June, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.4 percent in May. The rate was 7.6 percent in June a year ago. “The rate increased because of seasonal factors, such as the summer job loss among non-contract school workers, layoffs in manufacturing, repair and maintenance and personal […]