Category: News

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, has arrested a Carnesville man after receiving information that he was sending obscene text messages and explicit photos to a juvenile. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, investigators obtained the juvenile’s phone and found multiple lewd photographs […]

The 2021-2022 school year is fast approaching and this year, the Franklin County Health Department and Franklin County School system will be providing back to school vaccines on-site at Franklin County Middle School and Franklin County High School. District 2 Public Health Spokeswoman Natasha Young said Georgia now requires 11th-grade students to get their meningitis booster.  New incoming students from […]

Fire Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office office are assisting the Georgia State Patrol and the Hart County Sheriff’s Office with the investigation into the accident last weekend at the Hartwell Motor Speedway that killed a spectator and injured two others. On Thursday, Commissioner King announced his investigators are inspecting the track. “Tragically, one person was killed, and two […]

If you like hunting for bargains and fabulous finds at garage sales and yard sales, then you will definitely want to hit the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter’s garage sale Saturday. The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter garage sale takes place Saturday beginning at 8a ..until..at a storefront next to Lavonia Pet Salon on Highway 17 in Lavonia. Located in a storefront […]

The non-profit Hartwell group TORCH will be holding an open house and dedication Saturday for the renovated Train Depot on Railroad St. The open house and dedication will take place beginning at noon. TORCH members have been working for the past 10 years to revitalize Railroad St which runs parallel to and behind Depot St. The train depot is just […]