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At the State level,  State Representative Alan Powell (R., 32) and State Senator John Wilkinson (R., 50) are running unopposed. However, State Representative Dan Gasaway is being challenged by Republican Stacy Hall for the District 28 seat, which includes Banks and Stephens counties. Voters are also deciding on candidates in the Governor’s race.  Governor Nathan Deal is being challenged by […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Voters in Stephens County are heading to the polls today to determine winners in a number of races as part of today’s primary election. Stephens County Registrar Theresa Kelley said polls open in Stephens County this morning at the Senior Center on Rose Lane. “You just need to come to the Senior Center between […]

It looks like a portion of SR51/Reed Creek Highway in Hart County will be closed for most of the summer. On Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced the deadline to submit bids to repair the giant sinkhole on SR51/Reed Creek Highway in Hart County is Wednesday. Last week, G-DOT District Engineer for Northeast Georgia Bayne Smith said his office […]

Gov. Nathan Deal and State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that the almost $1 billion federal loan used to help pay state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits since 2009 has been repaid. The final payment of $62,490,887.99 was sent to the U.S. Department of Labor on May 14 and the GDOL has received confirmation that the loan balance is paid. […]

Franklin County’s Habitat for Humanity is building their seventh house The group held a roof raising Saturday, the first day of construction. Dozens of volunteers worked most of the day Saturday to get the house on Gumlog Creek Road framed in and the roof on. Executive director Cathy Wood said normally, volunteers work on Saturdays from 8a to noon on […]