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The Wilbros civil trial will not start next Tuesday as was first scheduled. Stephens County, the City of Toccoa, the Stephens County School System, and a non-profit group,  Concerned Citizens of Toccoa-Stephens County, are suing the biofuel, rendering plant over the noxious odors coming from the operation on Rose Lane in Toccoa.  The plant is located at the corner of […]

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April. The rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March and nine-tenths of a percentage point from 9.1 percent in April a year ago. “At 8.2 percent, Georgia’s unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since December 2008,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “While […]

Georgia motorists hitting the road for the Memorial Day holiday weekend will need to remember more than a swimsuit and sunscreen when piling into the car. They’ll need to remember to buckle up because if they don’t, they will be ticketed by one of the thousands of officers all over Georgia who will be looking for unbuckled drivers and passengers. […]

The search goes on for escaped prisoner Keibron Brock, 20.  Late Friday morning, Brock managed to climb over the wall and razor wire of the Franklin County Detention Center in Carnesville and disappear. Franklin County authorities, along with canine units from the Department of Natural Resources and other local law enforcement agencies searched a wooded area near the detention center […]

Hart County Commissioners are planning a work session later this month to review a proposed new animal control ordinance. If approved, this would be the first time in the County’s 160 years that any laws regarding stray or unwanted animals is on the books. At their regular meeting Tuesday, county administrator Jon Caime presented the board with a draft of […]