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A McDonough, GA man faces multiple charges after leading authorities in two counties on a high-speed chase up I-85 that ended in the death of one of his passengers. It began about 2p Tuesday in Banks County when deputies there tried to stop a silver Toyota Corolla for speeding near exit 149. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, his […]

Traffic on I-85 came to a standstill in both directions in Franklin County for a time Tuesday morning and it had nothing to do with the high-speed chase or an accident. Hart EMC crews have been working for several weeks along Gumlog Road making upgrades to the power lines. Tuesday morning, that work took them to power lines that span […]

Work to replace railroad ties in downtown Lavonia should finally get underway Friday.. The Hartwell Railroad had planned to do the work last weekend, but according to City Manager Gary Fesperman, the work had to be pushed back.  “Hartwell Railroad experienced difficulties in getting a contract crew to come out over the weekend,” Fesperman said. “So that work has now […]

Georgia parks officials say they’ve ordered that Bibles be removed from guest rooms at state lodges and cabins across the state. Atlanta TV Station WAGA-TV reports the order came after a resident expressed concerns. A Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman said that after the resident expressed concerns, management directed the staff to remove the Bibles from cabins and lodge […]

Some homeless dogs and cats are now in new homes thanks to a successful Mothers Day adoption event in Hartwell last Saturday. The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter, along with Animals Inc of Hartwell set up the adoption event at the Hartwell Wal-mart. And according to Animal shelter director Sheri Lockhart, it turned out to be one of their best off-site […]