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Franklin County must look to legal help to figure out what to do about a fiscal 2014 budget amendment. At their work session Tuesday, the board was expected to pass the FY14 budget amendment, which is required by law whenever there are changes made to the current budget. “Basically, once we set the budget for each department, we have some […]

An undercover investigation in Hartwell leads to the arrest of a Hartwell man. It happened Wednesday morning in a mobile home park on Leard St. Hartwell Police Chief Anthony Davis tells WLHR News his department’s SWAT team, along with the Piedmont Northern M.A.N.S. Unit executed a search warrant at the home of 34-year old George Sentel Montgomery. Davis said inside […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region rose almost a full percentage point in May to 6.4 percent in May from 5.7 percent in April. However, the rate was 7.0 percent in May a year ago. Georgia Department of Labor spokesman Sam Hall says the jump in unemployment in our area is seasonal. “The rate increase was seasonal, as […]

Federal labor officials have awarded more than $300,000 to fund re-employment programs and eligibility assessments for the unemployed in Georgia. The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that the money awarded to Georgia is part of more than $68 million that was awarded to 37 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. U.S. Secretary of […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter receives a grant to help provide care for animals. Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said the shelter has received a $5,000 grant from the Hart EMC Foundation. Roberts said the grant will help replenish the shelter’s “Joey Fund,” which is designed to provide veterinary care for stray or sick adoptable […]