Escalating fuel prices cramp travel plans

The rising cost of fuel is no mirage.  Higher airfares, some cases much higher, are evident, and those rising prices force Americans to think hard about summer travel.  101.7WGOG NEWS is aware of a couple of accounts from persons who, having checked out the latest airfares, are being shocked at the price jumps.  Fair Play travel agent Gretchen Fuller shares […]

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The public’s help with info requested

Hart County, Georgia  Sheriff Mike Cleveland is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect in the double homicide that happened Monday. “We still need information from the public,” Cleveland said Tuesday morning. “Somebody knows something.” According to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland, it happened on Redwine Church Road early Monday afternoon. “At about 1:10 Monday, the Sheriff’s office […]

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Oconee schools to award new food service deal

A food service operation near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is recommended to be the next food supplier of Oconee County public schools.  The county trustees last night recommended the award of a one-year arrangement (with the possibility of renewals) to The Nutrition Group of Irwin, Pennsylvania (the corporate office).  According to its website:  “We serve up nutritious and appealing meals for school-aged […]

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Double homicide in Hart County, Georgia

Two people were shot dead in Hart County, georgia.  Radio WLHR in Lavonia quotes Sheriff Cleveland saying the fatal shots yesterday were fired on Redwine Church Road.  At the time of this report, the identities of the dead had not been made publicly known.  Cops yesterday afternoon rushed to an elementary school for a possible suspect and vehicle; however, after […]

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Update –two Seneca fires

One person, believed to be a Borg Warner employee, required a helicopter flight for burns in last evening’s car fire that spread to two other vehicles near Seneca’s Wells Highway.  One city official speculated the burns came when that person attempted to try to put out what appeared to have been an explosive fire in the plant parking lot.  The […]

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Two Seneca fire calls same time

Fire fighting resources are stretched in Seneca, as personnel have responded two fires apparently at the same time.  One is a vehicle fire on Wells Highway that has required a medical helicopter, it;’s believed for a person, who was burned trying to put out the vehicle fire.  The second fire is a large brush fire along WN 1st Street across […]

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Two men arrested on drug trafficking charges

A narcotics complaint at a Seneca area motel over the weekend led to the arrests of two Seneca man on multiple narcotics charges, including charges of Drug Trafficking.   61 year old James Richard Byerly and 56 year old Timothy James Hird, both of Tamarack Drive, were booked into the Oconee County Detention Center around 9:47am and 12:05pm Saturday respectively. […]

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