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Severe Thunderstorm Warning – This weather coverage is being made possible by Skelton-Morris Associates, with offices in Hartwell, Toccoa, and now Lavonia.  Insurance since 1912.   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING GAC119-147-SCC007-073-222245- /O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0062.130522T2138Z-130522T2245Z/ BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 538 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A […]

An escaped prisoner from the Franklin County Detention Center is back behind bars – captured by authorities Tuesday. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas said late Tuesday authorities suspected 20-year old Keibron Brock was hiding out in his mother’s house on SR59 and obtained a search warrant. “After we obtained a search warrant, deputies searched the inside of his mother’s home […]

Hart County authorities are investigating a shooting that happened over the weekend, but they’re not yet sure where. Sheriff Mike Cleveland said Tuesday his office received a report of two black males at the Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia. One of the men was being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.  Cleveland said the man told […]

By Charlie Bauder The city of Toccoa approves its Fiscal Year 2014 budget more than a month before the deadline.  Monday, city commissioners unanimously approved the $32 million budget for the Fiscal Year that will start on July 1. The budget has to be approved on or before June 30 and last year, the city worked on the budget well […]

The American Red Cross is asking for donations to help victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado, as well as victims of other tornadoes throughout the Midwest this spring. “The damage is profound, widespread and the full impact still has yet to be realized,” said Richard Reed,  Senior Vice President, Disaster Cycle Services American Red Cross. Red Cross officials say disaster […]