Author: MJ Kneiser

Plans by Franklin County to have a transportation sales tax referendum on the March ballot have hit a speed bump. According to Franklin County Manager Beth Thomas, negotiations have not begun and two municipalities, though all of the municipalities have either agreed to their share of the proposed T-SPLOST revenue or are still considering whether they will even agree to […]

The Internal Revenue Service has announced Monday, January 27 as the opening day for this year’s tax season. In a press release issued Monday, IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said his department is committed to ensuring taxpayers experience another smooth filing season. The IRS expects to process more than 150 million individual tax returns, with most of the returns filed before […]

Members of the State House Majority Caucus have announced their plan to introduce legislation during the 2020 legislative session that seeks to return health care dollars and day-to-day health care decisions to patients and health care professionals in Georgia. The caucus announced its legislative plan after the House Special Committee on Access to Quality Health Care meeting on January 7, […]

An Illinois man is missing on Lake Hartwell. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement officer Craig Fulghum tells WLHR News, the man rented a pontoon boat Wednesday but never returned. “A call went out Wednesday afternoon about a pontoon boat that was rented from the Hartwell Marina and had not returned,” Fulghum said. “The boat was rented by a 69-year old man […]

In honor of his many years of service to the City of Lavonia, a special reception will be held for former mayor Ralph Owens later this month. At the Lavonia City Council meeting this week, Mayor Courtney Umbehant announced plans for the reception, that he said is open to the public “We want to recognize the 32 years of service […]