Category: News

A couple wanted in Texas for attempted murder, is on their way back to their home state after being captured by Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies.  It happened last week on I-85, according to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas. “On Wednesday, February 5th, Sheriff’s arrested 39-year old Casey Lynn Straggs after receiving a lookout in reference to a warrant on Straggs […]

Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center has achieved national accreditation from DNV Healthcare, the only hospital accreditation program approved by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. DNV integrates the ISO 9001 Quality Management System with the Medicare Conditions of Participation.  DNV’s accreditation program requires hospitals to evaluate the continuum of patient care throughout its facilities and take measured steps to […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens  County is putting its proposed Land Use Plan out to the public. Tuesday, the Stephens County Land Use Regulation Committee met to review the 58-page proposal once more and set up times for the public to ask questions and make comments. The plan sets up zoning classifications such as agricultural residential, agricultural business, agricultural […]

Franklin County commissioners are still trying to sort out what to do about a controversial race track.  People living near the race track off Highway 106 near Carnesville have been complaining for months about the noise.  The track had been closed for about eight years, but was recently re-opened as a track for dirt bikes.  At their meeting Monday night, commissioner […]

In Lavonia, work continues on a number of major city projects.  City Manager Gary Fesperman gave the city council and mayor Ralph Owens an update on several projects his office is working on during their regular monthly meeting earlier this week.  One of the projects that as been in the works for several years is the Streetscape project for the […]