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Fees for camping and shelter reservations around Lakes Hartwell and Thurmond are going up. On Monday, the Corps of Engineers announced the increased fee structure that becomes effective January 1. At Hartwell Lake, the new fee for a campsite with no water or power will be between $14 – $24. The new fee for an Interior Campsite with water and […]

Still haven’t gotten those Christmas packages mailed? Well, yesterday was the deadline to mail parcels via Priority Mail Service if you wanted them there in time for Christmas. But there is still hope. If you’re running late, you can still send your packages as late as this Friday, December 23 via Priority Mail Express but it will cost more. “The […]

To allow for the anticipated increase in holiday traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation has announced the suspension of lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes during the Christmas weekend beginning Thursday, December 22 at 5 a.m. until Monday, December 26 at 5 a.m. For New Year’s weekend, the suspension of lane closures will be in effect from […]

In Toccoa, a city public works employee will have to learn to walk again after an on-the-job injury resulted in both legs begin amputated. According to City Manager Billy Morse, it happened on December 2 at the city’s recycling center near Swift Street. A City of Toccoa Public Works employee was injured on Friday, December 2, at the Recycling Center, […]

As the national blood shortage continues, the holiday season is one of the hardest times of the year for The Blood Connection. Hospitals will always need blood, and the holidays are no exception.  Historically, the number of blood donations over holidays goes down but the demand for blood stays high. And as part of your holiday charitable giving this year, the […]