Author: MJ Kneiser

April 15-19 is National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week and the Georgia Department of Transportation is focusing attention on the safety of transportation construction and maintenance workers. The annual spring campaign, which began in 1999, is observed by federal, state and local transportation departments across the country to raise public consciousness about the need for safe driving in work zones. […]

The Hart County Charter School System is holding Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year the week of April 22-April 26, 2024. Hart County Charter System Superintendent Jennifer Carter said Monday the system’s Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs provide a strong foundation for lifelong learning, and they look forward to partnering with families to support the educational journey […]

The State Fire Marshal’s office has ruled the Dill’s Food City fire as accidental. “Our investigators have ruled this fire as accidental. Electrical causes could not be ruled out,”  Bryce Rawson, Bryce Rawson, Press Secretary and Senior Legislative Liaison for the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King told WLHR News Monday. The fire broke out at the […]

Charges have been dismissed against a Royston man in connection with a 2020 altercation with kayakers on the Broad River. According to a report in the Athens Banner-Herald, Madison County Chief Superior Court Judge Jeffery S. Malcolm approved a motion in February to grant immunity from prosecution for 35-year-old Justin M. Bruce. In the pre-trial hearing, Bruce’s attorney Mayes Davison […]

An investigation into multiple cases of entering autos in Hart County has led to the arrest of a suspect. On Monday, the Hart County Sheriff’s office announced they had received reports of someone entering vehicles in the area of Anderson Highway and Liberty Hill Church Road. According to Hart Co Sheriff’s investigators, evidence and information from different individuals gave them […]