Author: MJ Kneiser

Several local school systems are the recipients of the 2019 Golden Radish Award. The Award is presented by the Georgia Department of Education, along with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia Department of Public Health, the UGA Cooperative Extension, Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, and Georgia Organics. Presented by the Georgia Department of Education […]

Hart County authorities are calling it the biggest drug bust in the County’s history and probably in Northeast Georgia after confiscating 48 pounds of methamphetamine disguised as religious candles sent from Mexico. The arrest of 19-year old Arturo Rabiela Gonzalez came earlier this week in Bowersville. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said the teen has been a major trafficker of […]

The City of Hartwell now has the lease to Hart State Park. Tray Hicks is the chairman of the Council’s Hart State Park Committee. Hicks said the City has received a 50-year lease from the Corps of Engineers and clearance from the Corps to develop the park as a multi-venue resort. He says his committee has already had a private […]

As they do every year, the City of Carnesville kicks off the fall festival season this weekend with lots of fun and entertainment for the entire family. The festivities get underway tonight with music and food beginning at 5p and running through 10p. Tonight’s entertainment includes the Gibsons at 6:30p and Second Time Around at 8p. Then on Saturday, arts […]

A Middle Georgia man is under arrest in Franklin County after a one-vehicle wreck. According to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas, it happened on August 31 when call came in regarding a one-vehicle accident on Old Federal Road near Garrison Road. “Deputies were enroute when deputies received a second call advising that a passerby saw a white male in tan […]