Category: News

People living near a newly built gas compression station on Turner Road in Hart County are being asked to attend a public hearing next week about a plan to increase plant production.  In a notice from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dated April 22nd regarding the public hearing, Elba Liquifaction Co., LLC plans to add another 16,000 horsepower of compression […]

Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman is crediting community involvement with the capture of an accused burglar he says he caught red handed. It happened April 16th at an apartment complex on Jones Circle.  Boleman said his office received a call from a person about a person acting suspiciously.  The caller told Boleman he saw a black male lift up a […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Stephens County, a Superior Court Judge continues to push both sides in the Wilbros civil case to reach a settlement without the case going to trial. Judge Robert Adamson met with attorneys for both sides at a pre-trial conference Tuesday in Stephens County Superior Court. Stephens County, the city of Toccoa, the Stephens […]

North Georgia Technical College Foundation recently received a contribution of $1000 for student scholarships from American Woodmark in Toccoa. “This is such a wonderful contribution towards student success,” said NGTC Foundation Director Cynthia Brown. “Foundation scholarships make a difference in whether students have the opportunity to receive an education, graduate, and go to work. Last year the Foundation awarded 236 […]

Three Hart County High School students are facing charges after a routine drug sweep Friday. Hart County School Superintendent Jerry Bell said the school went into lock down Friday and using several law enforcement agencies, conducted a sweep of the school for drugs and other contraband. “We had drug dogs come in from multiple counties,” Bell said. “We do that […]