Author: Daniel Brown

With the work week already nearly halfway over, residents in Franklin, Hart, and the surrounding counties are continuing to dry out from the heavy downpours that occurred Labor Day Weekend.  The rains forced many in the area to either cancel plans or take them indoors.  The National Weather Service reports much of the area received two to four inches of […]

The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter remains closed to the public for another week. Shelter Director Tammi Jourdenais says it’s due to several staff members testing positive for COVID-19.  She said the shelter plans to re-open on Tuesday, September 13. The shelter continues to be overflowing with dogs and cats, so much, that they do not have room for additional turn-ins […]

Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle was recently awarded the 2022 Judge Arthur M. Kaplan First Responder Leadership Award.  The award was presented by Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite Valley Of Atlanta last week at the Atlanta Masonic Center in downtown Atlanta.  Carlisle said the award was great honor but added the award represents all Lavonia law enforcement.  “I’m very humbled […]

Thinking about buying a new vehicle?  According to a new survey by AAA, the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle in 2022 is $10,728, or $894 per month.  That’s an 11% increase from 2021, when the average yearly cost was $9,666 or $805.50 per month.  Not surprisingly, fuel prices are the most significant factor pushing this […]