Author: MJ Kneiser

Voters in the City of Lavonia will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates running for office in City elections. The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Town Hall Forum at the Historic Train Depot on October 17 beginning at 6:30p. Candidates running for City Council and the mayor’s office will present their platforms and answer questions. Each […]

Hunting season is officially underway in our area with the start of Dove Hunting and Squirrel Hunting seasons. Now the time is almost here for archery hunters to hit the woods for Archery Deer Hunting season.  The season begins this Saturday, Sept. 14. Statewide, hunters can use archery equipment throughout the entire 2019-2020 deer season. DNR Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum […]

If you’ve been to Toccoa lately, you may have seen work going on at a strip mall on Big A Road where a Bi-Lo and other shops once stood. Now a new business is going in the anchor building.  Work is underway to turn the building in a new Planet Fitness. Franchisee Philip Amato is the CEO of EasyMiles Fitness, LLC.  He […]

A speeding vehicle over Labor Day led to a high-speed chase and a drug bust. It happened last Saturday, September 1 on I-85. According to Commander Sgt. Tracy Webb with the Hartwell Post of the Georgia State Patrol, an alert motorist called Franklin County 911 to report a Mercedes driving recklessly on I-85 northbound. “A Franklin County deputy spotted the […]

Concerned citizens gathered at Lavonia City Hall Tuesday evening to get more information on Lavonia’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan. Adam Hazell, Planning Director with the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission gave a presentation after the regular City Council meeting. Hazell says Lavonia’s Comprehensive Plan is part of an overall Countywide Plan to set economic goals for local governments over the next five […]