Author: MJ Kneiser

Lavonia City officials have cleared the way for the possible construction of a new apartment complex in Lavonia. At last week’s City Council meeting, Council members voted to approve a variance request for the construction of a three-building complex on Ross Place and Ralph Owens Parkway near St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. Property owner Carol Mauldin of Hochston, Georgia submitted […]

Franklin County’s School System now has a new College and Career Academy. School and County officials held a ribbon cutting and open house Sunday afternoon to officially open new facility, which is replacing aging CTAE classrooms. Officials broke ground on the new campus last summer and the facility opened to students at the start of this school year. The Career […]

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 […]