Lavonia Officially Takes Over Five Roads

The city of Lavonia has now officially taken over five roads from Franklin County.  According to Lavonia mayor Courtney Umbehant, city council already had an agreement to assume control of the roads contingent upon approval from Franklin County Commissioners.  With county commissioners voting unanimously on Monday, October 3, to give up the streets, the city is now responsible for any […]

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Local Salvation Army Volunteer Shares Experience Helping Hurricane Victims in Florida

It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Ian made landfall as a category 4 storm in Southwest Florida.  Ian brought destruction throughout much of the state, even into the Carolinas killing at least a hundred people and causing billions of dollars in damage. Organizations from all over the country have mobilized to provide hurricane relief for the victims including […]

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Mary Coker

Mrs. Mary Malinda Parham Coker, 77, of Bowman, Georgia, died on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, Georgia.  Funeral services will be held in the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10, 2022.  Burial will follow in the Mill Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery in Royston.  The body is at […]

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Lorene Brown

Mrs. Lorene Hill Brown, 96, of Bowersville, Georgia, died on Friday, October 7, 2022, at Hartwell Health & Rehab.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Strickland Funeral Home of Hartwell.  Burial will follow in the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.  The body is at Strickland Funeral Home where the […]

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