Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners will hold their second public hearing tonight on the proposed FY2022 budget. That will be followed by a called Board of Commissioners meeting at which time they are expected to adopt it. The total FY22 Budget is expected to have revenues and expenses of $22.9 million. The bulk of the revenue is coming from […]

The 2021 ProWatercross National Championship Tour is coming back to Lavonia this weekend. Lavonia’s Tugaloo State Park will be the fifth leg of the tour this Saturday and Sunday. The park’s six-lane mega ramp has made the park a popular site for large fishing tournaments, as well as recreational boating, and the ample parking and easy launch access also make […]

In light of the effort by Congress to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, you may be hearing more about Juneteenth in the news and other media. Juneteenth is an annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers in Galveston, Texas announced slaves were free — two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s […]

It’s time to go back to work. As we’ve been telling you, on June 26, Georgia is discontinuing federal unemployment benefits and state benefits will require recipients to prove every week that they’re looking for work. So you might want to mark your calendars to attend a job fair on Saturday, June 26 for Nifco KTW. The job fair will […]

Babies grow fast and new mothers can always use extra clothes, diapers, and baby items. That’s one reason why we want to remind you that Family Life Pregnancy and Resource Center in Carnesville is holding a Blessings for Babies event this Saturday. Tina Brock is the found and executive director for the Center and tells WLHR News the Blessings event […]