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The Franklin County Board of Elections will meet tonight in a special called meeting to continue their discussions on consolidating precincts. This summer, the board unveiled a plan to cut the precincts in Franklin County from 13 to just four, based on the four county commission districts. Under the plan, voters would travel to a central location in a nearby […]

Northeast Georgia and the Upstate are breaking rain records during this  summer weather pattern, but it’s too soon to tell if this rainy weather will be with us this fall. According to meteorologist  Lauren Visin with the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, all the rain we’ve been experiencing this summer has not been caused by either an El Nino or […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Toccoa City Commissioners talk economic incentives with Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin. Martin met with Toccoa City Commissioners during a work session last Monday. This meeting followed Martin bringing the topic up at a joint meeting of the Toccoa City Commission and the Stephens County Commission last month. Martin said the […]

In Madison County, the Madison  Oglethorpe Animal Shelter is asking county commissioners for more funding, according to a report on Mainstreet News.com. Recently, representatives from the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter (MOAS) spoke to county commissioners offering a packet of information on the facility and asking the group to consider a boost in funding for the operation. County commissioners thanked the […]

Hart County is following in Franklin County’s footsteps by offering a prescription drug discount card free to its citizens. Hart County commission chair Bill Myers announced late last week that the cards are now available to the public. “With healthcare costs on the rise, prescription drug discounts will help ease some of the financial burdens individuals and families are facing […]