Category: News

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Hall County man faces charges in Toccoa after an incident last week. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said it started when a man and woman brought a woman to the police department late last Tuesday afternoon. “They informed our officers that they witnessed her (the woman) being the victim of an assault while […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton In Elbert County, authorities are warning citizens to aware of yet another scam designed to bilk you out of your money and personal information. The latest incident happened last week, when an Elbert County resident received a call from someone claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House.  The caller stated that the citizen had […]

The U.S. Supreme Court will likely have to decide where the Georgia – Tennessee line really lies and whether Georgia is entitled to any of the water in the Tennessee River, according to State Senator John Wilkinson (R-Toccoa). Speaking at last week’s Policies and Pastries breakfast in Carnesville,  Wilkinson said a resolution was passed in the Senate during this year’s […]

If SR174 in Franklin County is one of your main routes to and from work, you need to prepared for some delays beginning today. Work to resurface a four and a half mile stretch of SR174 began this morning. Teri Pope with the Georgia Department of Transportation tells WLHR News the resurfacing will stretch from U.S.29/SR8 to SR51 in Franklin […]

Continued budget cuts at the federal level are once again forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce park operations and visitor services around Hartwell Lake this summer season. According to the Savannah River District office, the Corps will keep closed one primitive campground and partially close six day use areas for the 2013 season in addition to maintaining […]