Suspected moonshiners in N. GA mountains

A federal indictment accuses two Georgia men of making moonshine. Brett Jarrard and Max Moss, both of Clatyon County, allegedly ran a moonshine still in the Chattahoochee National Forest in north Georgia. Investigators arrested the two men and two other alleged accomplices last night. They say moonshine is illegal because it poses a health risk from crude equipment used to make the alcohol, it denies the government revenue, and encroaches on a legitimate industry.

Georgia wildfires update

It was another tough day for firefighters on the front lines Monday, as winds kicked-up to between 15-25 miles-per-hour in southeast Georgia and northern Florida. The massive blaze that began in the Okefenokee over a week ago, has now burned more than 242-thousand acres.

Residents of Fargo-Georgia have been told to pack necessary belongings and valuables in case they need to leave quickly. Close to 20 homes north of Fargo remain evacuated.

There is also the wildfire burning in north Georgia. Over a thousand acres have burned within the Chattahooche National Forest in Gilmer County. A smaller fire is burning in Pickens County.