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By Phil Hobbs, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Seneca man has died in Toccoa over the weekend in a motorcycle accident. It happened Saturday afternoon at the intersection of GA-17 and Whispering Pines Road. According to the Georgia State Patrol Toccoa Post, they were called to the scene about 3:41 pm Saturday along with deputies from the Stephens County Sheriff’s office […]

An annual Christmas tradition is taking place once again in Canon. Christmas at the Goffs opened Friday and will run through December 30th at the Goff’s farm on Starr’s Bridge Road. Last year’s event was scaled back due to COVID and this year some favorite events were also sidelined for safety reasons. Robbie Goff said on his Facebook page the […]

Today is Cyber Monday, the day people take to the Internet to find those online holiday gift deals. Cyber Monday has become one of the top shopping days of the year but like so much else in 2021, not all deals will be just on Cyber Monday. Retail experts predict that many online shopping activities and special holiday sales started […]

The unemployment rate for the Georgia Mountains Region, which includes Franklin, Hart, and Stephens Counties, remained unchanged in October at 1.8%. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says 9 out of the 12 regional commissions in the state recorded a decrease in unemployment rates. Butler said his office is continuing to see all-time low unemployment rates across the state along with […]

Local businesses in Lavonia and surrounding communities will have their doors open the weekend after Thanksgiving for Small Business Saturday. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called Small Business Saturday and is a time when people are encouraged to do at least part of the their holiday shopping by hitting the locally owned retailers in their communities. This year it […]