Category: News

A Hart County woman says her 25-year old son was kidnapped by people from Atlanta that he met on the Internet. Brenda Anderson of Vickery St. Extension in Hartwell told the Hart County Sheriff’s office her son is cognitively challenged with the mindset of a 12-year old. According to the incident report, Anderson told Sheriff’s investigators her son began chatting […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton, GA The first phase of the State Route 172 resurfacing project is now underway. Work began in Bowman last week with the construction of two-foot wide shoulders on each side of the roadway.  Georgia DOT Spokesperson Teri Pope says the addition of those shoulders will immensely improve the safety on SR 172. “Right now […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County is putting the finishing touches on the SPLOST VI referendum that will go before voters this fall, but one question lingers. Whether the community of Avalon qualifies under Georgia Law to receive any revenue from the penny sales tax. Avalon is seeking just over $100,000 from SPLOST VI for renovations to its […]

Damaged and washed out roads continue to be a problem in some parts of Hart and Franklin Counties. In Hart County, the Road Department said this morning  several roads are still closed due to flooding or damage from all the recent heavy rainfall. Those roads include: Bond Kelley Road – which is still closed for repairs because of damage from […]

Despite the two spillway releases last week and an increase in outflow over the weekend, Hartwell Lake is still over four feet above full pool. As of late Monday, the lake level at Hartwell  stood at 664.6 ft msl. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Billy Birdwell said Monday the Corps has stepped up its program of outflow from the […]