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By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Toccoa man wanted on drug and other charges in now in custody.  Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that the United States Marshal’s Office arrested 33-year-old Anthony Barry Nalley of Toccoa last week at a residence in Gwinnett County.  Law enforcement had been looking for Nalley on charges including Trafficking Methamphetamine and an […]

Hartwell Elementary is closed for the rest of the week because of a problem with bats.  According to school officials, the bats are nesting in a corner crawl space at one end of the school building.  Hart County Assistant School Superintendent Kathy Leard said school officials met Tuesday night with concerned parents of Hartwell Elementary School students to re-assure them […]

The Franklin County Sheriff’s office is warning senior citizens of yet another phone scam This time, Sheriff Stevie Thomas says the scammers say they’re calling from Medicare. “There are individuals calling our senior citizens and asking for personal information, such as bank account and social security numbers,” Thomas said Wednesday. “They are telling victims that they’re with Medicare and the […]

Franklin County has entered  into an agreement with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the maintenance of the Franklin County Mega Ramp at Tugaloo State Park. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted this week to renew that arrangement, but with some changes. At last week’s work session, county manager John Phillips said when the mega ramp opened in […]

The City of Lavonia has a number of events planned for the holidays. At their regular city council meeting Monday evening, Lavonia Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Marie Morse said events kick off December 1st with the annual Christmas parade. “The Christmas parade will be Sunday, December 1st at 3p,” Morse said. “The very next day, on Monday December 2nd […]