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Hart County commissioners will take up the issue of animal control when they meet for their regular meeting this evening. The county has been working towards coming up with some sort of animal control since last fall. At that time, the county held meetings with representatives from the City of Hartwell to discuss sharing an animal control officer, but the […]

Gov. Nathan Deal and Kubota Corp. have announced the grand opening of its new $73 million manufacturing facility at Kubota Industrial Equipment in Jefferson. The 522,000-square-foot plant on the 88-acre site recently began production of Kubota’s 30- to 50-horsepower compact tractor models. Deal said Georgia is proud to join with Kubota in celebrating one of the state’s greatest business success […]

By Craig Salmon, News Director, SKY 104, Clayton The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged abuse of a disabled woman. On April 3rd, Rabun County EMS as well as the Mountain City Police Department and the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location in reference to the alleged assault of a disabled adult, identified as 22-year old […]

By Charlie Bauder A Stephens County trail will receive grant money to help with repairs. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced last week that the U.S. Forest Service’s Frady Branch trail system is getting a $100,000 grant. The Frady Branch Trail System is located in the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area off of Highway 184 in Stephens County, south […]

By Rep. Alan Powell The 2013 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly convened Jan. 14 and adjourned “sine die” on March 28. Overall, it was a good session that primarily looked after the interests of Georgia taxpayers. One highlight the for the people of House District 32 and others in the Lake Hartwell area was the formation of the […]