Author: MJ Kneiser

A North Georgia Tech Currahee student is among the top four students nominated to become the college’s 2020 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) recipient. The top four students who will compete in January for the college GOAL student are Grace Jeffers, an engineering technology student from Baldwin; Kassidy Wood, a business technology student from Mt. Airy; Deitra Gray, an […]

With Black Friday behind us, many are waiting until today to go online to find their holiday shopping deals. Today is Cyber Monday and the Better Business Bureau is offering some tips for consumers on how to keep your personal information safe while shopping online. First, make sure your computer has the latest antivirus and anti-spyware installed and a secure […]

The City of Lavonia kicks off their week of Christmas events this Sunday with their annual Christmas parade. This year’s theme is Coming Home for Christmas. This year DDA Executive Director Vivian tells WLHR they expect about 45 entries. The parade begins at 3p on Highway 17 at Dill’s shopping center and is free and open to the public.

Just a reminder, local businesses in Lavonia and surrounding communities will have their doors open this weekend for Small Business Saturday. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is traditionally called Small Business Saturday or Shop Small Saturday, and is a time when people are encouraged to do at least part of the their holiday shopping by hitting the locally owned retailers in […]

Black Friday is the single busiest shopping day of the year. Some retailers even offer “doorbusters” that begin shortly after the US Thanksgiving dinner. Undeterred by the lines and crowds, millions of consumers get excited to nab unbeatable deals on the hottest new toys and popular electronics. According to the National Retail Federation, in 2018 consumers spent an average of […]