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Attorneys for Hart County Probate Judge Bob Smith say their client never admitted any wrong doing to authorities and they are speaking out about the District Attorney’s decision not to let him testify at the upcoming Hart County Grand Jury hearing. Smith is charged with misdemeanor simple battery and misdemeanor intent to commit sexual battery involving a woman who came […]

Just a reminder Royston’s annual Back to School Bash is coming up this weekend and donations are still being accepted. Sponsored by the Royston Housing Authority with help from Oasis Community Outreach, and the Royston Police Department, the annual event helps under-priviledged children with school supplies and clothing for the upcoming school year. This year’s Back to School Bash takes […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa will move ahead with the re-surfacing of 25 city streets this Summer and Fall. Monday, Toccoa City Commissioners unanimously approved a bid for a street re-surfacing project. City commissioners selected the low bid from C.W. Matthews of Marietta on the recommendation of both staff and the city’s engineering firm on the project. C.W. […]

A Franklin County resident is the new head of the Georgia State Patrol. Sgt. Tommy Waldrop, of Canon, was promoted to the rank of Major and named the new Commander of the Georgia State Patrol earlier this week. “It will definitely be a challenge,” Waldrop said Tuesday. “I’m humbled and honored to have been considered, but I am definitely looking […]

A boil water advisory is in effect for Lavonia water customers in the Pleasant Hill road area due to a broken fire hydrant. The fire hydrant has been fixed, but water customers in that area should continue to boil their water until further notice, according to Lavonia City Manager Gary Fesperman. “We have to issue a boil water advisory for […]