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Clarkesville Police are asking for the public’s in connection with a double fatal shooting over the weekend. Clarkesville Police Chief Brad Barrett tells Access WDUN, it happened Saturday evening at a home on Davis Place Drive in Clarkesville. Emergency personnel were called to the home about 8:49p Saturday night and located both victims dead in the yard. Barrett said the […]
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As Toccoa prepares for this weekend’s Currahee Military Weekend, another of the Band of Brothers has left us. Donald Malarkey, who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day and fought with Easy Company across Europe, died Saturday, September 30th in Salem, Oregon. He was 96. According to his son-in-law, John Hill, Malarkey died of natural causes. Malarkey was one of several members […]
Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service is offering some help to any Georgia who experienced damage from Hurricane Irma. On Monday, the IRS announced anyone who filed an extension on their 2016 individual or business tax return now has until January 31, 2018 to file that return. The normal deadline is October 16 for individuals and for businesses it was September 15th. […]
Read moreAnderson County, SC authorities say the body of a boater missing since July has been found. Members of a non-profit group from Wisconsin called Bruce’s Legacy found the body of Kip Burrell Wednesday afternoon in the Singing Pines area of Lake Hartwell on the South Carolina side. Bruce’s Legacy Founder Keith Cormican (KOR-mih-kin) says he and his partner Beth Darst […]
Read moreLocal law enforcement from three municipalities and two counties are searching for a suspect in connection with passing fake prescriptions. In started in Franklin County, where Royston Police investigator Chris Shehee says the suspect hit Royston area pharmacies late last week. “We are looking for a young, black female identified as Kedesha Israel,” he said. “She is out of the […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital’s Authority Board will wait until next week to vote on their fiscal 2018 budget. The hospital’s fiscal year begins October 1 so by law, the budget must be passed by the end of September.s At their regular meeting Monday, the board was set to vote on but decided instead to go into an executive session to discuss […]
Read moreToccoa’s first Open Mic Monday at the Ritz Theatre is being hailed as a success. It’s a talent competition designed to give entertainers from around the Northeast Georgia area a chance to win a spot performing at next year’s Ida Cox Music series. Ritz Theatre manager Keith Kozicki says Monday night’s turnout was better than expected. “For a first night, […]
Read moreToccoa’s first Open Mic Monday at the Ritz Theatre is being hailed as a success. It’s a talent competition designed to give entertainers from around the Northeast Georgia area a chance to win a spot performing at next year’s Ida Cox Music series. Ritz Theatre manager Keith Kozicki says Monday night’s turnout was better than expected. “For a first night, […]
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A memorial service will be held Tuesday in Atlanta for former Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin. Irvin, who was longest-serving constitutional officer in Georgia, died last Thursday after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease. He was 88. Irvin was laid to rest Sunday in Mt. Airy, Georgia. Commissioner Irvin elected and then re-elected ten times to the post of Georgia […]
Read moreJust a reminder, a new talent competition, Open Mic Night, begins tonight at the Ritz Theatre in downtown Toccoa. Ritz Manager Keith Kozicki says it’s a way to showcase the tremendous talent in our area. “We are going to institute a brand new talent competition to showcase the wealth of talent the area has to offer,” he said. “It will […]
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