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Georgia Dept of Transportation crews are working nights this week in Northbound and Southbound left lanes between Exits 160 and 164. The left lanes will be closed so crews can install a temporary barrier wall between the two exits. The lane closures began last night and will run through Wednesday, March 29, beginning at 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. weather […]

Georgia’s February unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in January. The unemployment rate has held at 3.1 percent for seven consecutive months and was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. Initial claims for unemployment were down 45% from January in February. In January, Georgia had the highest labor force participation rate […]

A crash involving an 18-wheeler and a tractor late last week sends a Dewy Rose woman to the hospital.  According to a report from the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post 52, the accident occurred on Thursday afternoon around 4:20 at 2803 Georgia Highway 77 just inside Elbert County.  According to the report, a John Deere 4520 farm tractor was traveling […]

A major development project on Lake Hartwell just over the state line has been canceled.  According to the South Carolina Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Development Office, the sub-lease on the land that the state leases from the Army Corps of Engineers was dissolved by South Carolina at the end of 2022.  According to the PRT, the development team with the […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is requesting the public’s help regarding a Toccoa murder that occurred nine years ago. According to GBI’s Special Agent in Charge Kimberly Williams, March 18th marked the 9th anniversary of Montevious Flentall’s murder. Agents and investigators want to bring closure to this case for Flentall’s family and justice to those responsible for his death. The […]