Author: Phil Hobbs

A South Carolina man was hit by a train and killed on Saturday in Toccoa. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell tells WNEG News that around 4:30 P.M. Saturday afternoon, Toccoa Police was notified by railroad personnel that someone had been hit by a train near the Big A Road Bridge in Toccoa. When officers arrived, they found Charlie Joe Wilson, […]

After being out an entire week due to Tropical Storm Irma and it’s aftermath, Stephens County Schools will open on Monday, September 18th. The School District issued the following statement: Stephens County Schools will be open on Monday. Anyone who remains with unsafe conditions should contact the student’s school after 9 A.M. Monday and alert them to the situation. Students […]

A wrong-way crash on Ga. 365 in Stephens County early Saturday has claimed the lives of two people. At 4:27 a.m., Stephens County 9-1-1 received a call of a wrong-way driver on Ga. 365 near the Stephens/Habersham County line, said Cpl. Dallas Van Scoten of Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa. “Around 4:30 a.m., Stephens 9-1-1 was notified of […]

The new Cracker Barrel located near Interstate 85 on Highway 173 in Lavonia was broken into early Friday morning, but the would be robbers left empty handed. Matt London, Assistant Police Chief of the Lavonia Police Department said they got the call in the early morning hours after the store had been closed and locked. “ Around 2:50 A.M. we […]

Just a note if you plan on boating on Lake Hartwell over the next couple of weeks. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office will temporarily close the Hatton’s Ford boat ramp in Anderson County, South Carolina, beginning Monday, September 11, 2017. The closure is to perform initial site work in advance of making future improvements […]

Dove hunting season started September 2nd and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding dove hunters of a change in the hunting license this year. Dove hunters 16 years of age and older must now possess a Georgia hunting license and a Georgia Migratory Bird Stamp. The Georgia Migratory Bird Stamp is required for ALL migratory bird hunters (even […]

The singer arrested in Habersham County in July was involved in a traffic accident in Florida Labor Day evening and according to reports threatened suicide. According to reports, Aaron Carter was involved in a traffic accident on Monday night, a rep for the 29-year-old singer tells Entertainment Tonight. Then the New York Daily News has confirmed that police were called […]

In Franklin County, a Royston couple is charged with trafficking methamphetamine. According to a press release from the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, on Wednesday, August 23rd, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the ARDEO received information from the Hart County Sheriff’s Office and the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office that a suspect identified as 53-year old William Jerry Fain was […]

Hurricane Irma is expected to slam into the southern tip of Florida sometime over the weekend. The powerful storm is moving like a buzz saw across the Caribbean as a category 5 storm still packing winds of up to 185 miles per hour. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center now believe Irma will make a sharp right turn northward up […]

Due to the effects of Hurricane Irma, many travelers are looking for places to stay. Georgia Tourism has activated a hurricane information page to assist impacted guests and citizens during Hurricane Irma. It is irma.georgia.org. From the site, travelers can find available lodging options, traffic updates, closure information and weather conditions in Georgia. Access to the site can also be […]