The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is advising people to stay home today and off the roads so crews can continue working to clear away trees and debris and restore power. Shirley said his officers plus county and city crews have been out all night, but there is still more work. “There is a lot of debris and downed trees on […]
Read moreIt could be days before some Hart EMC customers get their power back. “This is the worst damage I’ve seen in my career here,” said Hart EMC spokesman Keith Brown early Tuesday. As of 5 P.M Tuesday, 6,355 Hart EMC customers in their six-county service area were without power, most as the result of trees falling onto power lines. Crews […]
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Three people arrested last month as part of a major drug trafficking bust by area law enforcement office have been indicted. Last week, a Stephens County Grand Jury indicted Colby Neal Null, Amber Michelle Null, and Thomas Devin Wade Jarrell on multiple charges related to trafficking methamphetamine and other drugs. Colby Null was indicted on three counts of Illegal Use […]
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Efforts by a local grocery chain and ministry to carry a truckload of cleaning and other supplies to hurricane victims in Houston is receiving a lot of support from the community. Steve Paysen with P230 Ministries in Toccoa is working with Quality Foods Manager Richard Burton to fill a tractor-trailer with buckets full of cleaning supplies. Paysen says just a […]
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The historic viewing of the Solar Eclipse is now over and a class action has been filed by a South Carolina couple claiming they suffered eye damage after using faulty eclipse glasses they purchased from Amazon. Plaintiffs Thomas Corey Payne and Kayla Harris claim viewing the eclipse through the fake eclipse glasses caused them headaches and temporary vision loss and […]
Read moreThe next time somebody tells you to get lost, you can actually do that beginning this weekend. Jaemor Farms in Habersham County is inviting everyone to the opening weekend of their 12th annual corn maze this Saturday, September 9 at 10 a.m. This year’s corn maze theme is the Jaemor Express and the maze is designed in the shape […]
Read moreToccoa Officials are aggressively working to improve the public health and safety of South Pond Street. Cambridge Apartments were inspected on August 29, 2017 and found to be unsafe, unsanitary and not in compliance with the basic minimum housing standards as required by the State of Georgia and City of Toccoa, according to press release issued by the City Tuesday. […]
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The Georgia State Patrol is looking for a few good men and women to help fill out their numbers across the state. Major Tommy Waldrop, Commanding Officer of the Georgia State Patrol says there a shortage of manpower in the State Patrol and they are currently hiring. Waldrop says they plan to fill vacant positions in all of the Troop […]
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Forecasters are tracking the path of Hurricane Irma, which is now a powerful category 5 storm headed to the Caribbean. The storm is expected to cross over Cuba sometime Saturday and hit the southern tip of Florida by Sunday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg are watching the storm closely and now say there’s a good chance we […]
Read moreLavonia Police are continuing their search for an individual who robbed a Dollar General at gunpoint. It happened late last Thursday night at the Dollar General on Jones St. in Lavonia. According to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle, the suspect was captured in surveillance video. Carlisle says they do have some good leads already. “We’re continuing to review the videos […]
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