Author: MJ Kneiser

With the number of Thanksgiving travelers in Georgia expected to reach over 1.57 million, including more than 1.4 million people who plan to travel by car, AAA and Budweiser have teamed up to offer their free Tow-to-GO service that promotes safe holiday driving. Triple-A spokesman John Pecchio says the Tow-to-Go program is their way to fight impaired driving during the […]

State Senator John Wilkinson will again serve as the Majority Caucus Secretary for the 2019 General Assembly convenes in January. Wilkinson, who is from Toccoa, was re-elected last week by members of the Majority Caucus to serve as Majority Caucus Secretary. Sen. Wilkinson has been serving as the Majority Caucus Secretary since 2014. He also serves as the Chairman of […]

In Franklin County, a South Carolina man is facing multiple traffic charges after flipping his vehicle. It happened about 9a Sunday morning on Highway 328 in the Gumlog Community. According to the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post, 29-year old Brian Michael Mackey from New Ellenton, South Carolina was driving under the influence when he lost control of his 2005 Honda […]

A couple wanted in Mexico on kidnappinng charges are headed back to Mexico after being captured in Lavonia. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said the arrest came November 6 with the help of agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Atlanta field office. According to Thomas, 43-year old Arminda Espinoza-Albarran and 41-year old Jose Mendez-Paniagua were wanted in Michoacan, Mexico in […]

Charges are being filed against a Gainesville woman who Troopers say is responsible for a wreck Tuesday morning in Toccoa. It happened about 9a Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 123/West Currahee St. and Georgia Highway 17/365. “The driver of a Kia Sorento was traveling north on Highway 17 and lost control of her vehicle. She slid across the median […]

The transition at the Stephens County Registrar’s office is hitting a snag… It’s called the December 4th Special Primary. Registrar Bill Cochran was expected to retire the end of this week, but County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says complications with the November Election have changed his plans. “With the addition of the re-run election of House District 28, and the apparent […]

The men of Friendship Baptist Church in Toccoa will once again be hosting their annual Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors. The dinner takes place this Sunday, the 18th at the Boys and Girls Club on Whitman St. This is the 23rd year for the event and organizer Randolph Sherman said all senior citizens over 55 in Toccoa-Stephens County are welcome. According […]

In Rabun County, a joint investigation Monday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Cleveland Office and the GBI Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit resulted in the arrest of a Tiger, Georgia man on child exploitation charges. GBII spokesperson NellIe Miles tells WNEG News 22-year old Cody Whitmire of Tiger, was believed to have been in possession of graphic images […]