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While Georgia experienced fewer motorcycle deaths overall in 2012, motorcyclists in the state are killed at a rate disproportionate to their counterparts in passenger cars, according to an analysis by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. As the state’s motorcycle riding season nears its peak, highway safety advocates last week called for both motorcyclists and motorists to share the […]

You hear of children playing with the phone and calling 911, but you don’t expect it from a senior citizen. But an 85-year old Elbert County man ended up in jail last week after allegedly making numerous fake calls to 911. According to the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office, Elmer Ward Scarborough was charged with false report of a crime, request […]

A Toccoa couple is behind bars in Stephens County charged in a string of church burglaries, including two in Franklin County. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas says the first burglary happened May 4th at New Bethel Baptist Church off  SR320 in Carnesville. “The church contacted 911 and they contacted the Sheriff’s office in reference to the church door being damaged […]

Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. has been cited for 13 safety and health violations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration following an inspection at its manufacturing facility in Hartwell. Proposed fines total $62,000. One repeat safety violation, with a penalty of $22,000, involves the employer failing to reduce the pressure in a compressed air device to […]

Over two years of hard work to be designated an economic opportunity zone has finally paid off  the City of Royston. This week, Royston learned they have been approved by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for Economic Opportunity Zone tax credits. Royston city officials have spent the last two years working with the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission to designate […]