Author: MJ Kneiser

The first week of October promises to be busy for the Lavonia Police Department, but not, hopefully with crime. On Thursday, Lavonia Police will be holding a Coffee With A Cop Event this week. Coffee With a Cop takes place Thursday morning at the Vintage Cup in downtown Lavonia from 10a to 4p. Police Chief Bruce Carlisle says it’s a […]

The Franklin County Grand Jury has made a couple of recommendations after their fall session. As they always do, the Grand Jury heard from constitutional officers and educators who described for the Jury their duties, issues, and needs. Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White told the members of his office’s ever expanding case load in the five counties he district […]

Job seekers in Hart County might want to take advantage of another opportunity to get some help with their career search when the Mobile Job Training Unit visits the Hart County Adult Learning Center in Hartwell this Thursday, from 10a – 2p. Sponsored by the Workforce Development arm of the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, Workforce Development Trainer Micah Thomas says […]

In Hartwell, Police say an SUV smashed into a local business over the weekend causing thousands of dollars in damage. According to a report by the Hartwell Sun, it happened Sunday morning at Rockland Mini Storage on Franklin Street. Police say the vehicle smashed through a small storage building and then forced a trailer into an office building – striking […]

The Franklin County Grand Jury decided not to indict a man in connection with the 2018 death of a 3-year old toddler. Jeffrey Neil Fain had been charged with Murder in the Second Degree last year after a three-year old toddler in his care found his .22 caliber handgun and fired it at another toddler, killing her. Fain had also […]