Author: MJ Kneiser

The buzzard bombardment on Brookwood Drive in Lavonia is underway and is apparently having the desired effect. Hundreds of Turkey vultures have taken up residence on street of neatly manicured ranch homes, roosting on cars, and roofs and destroying property in general. On Monday, residents of Brookwood Drive flocked to the Lavonia City Council meeting to complain about the buzzard […]

A high-speed chase Tuesday night leads to two arrests and the search is on for a third suspect. It started on I-85 southbound at about 11p Tuesday, according to Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post Commander Al Whitworth. “Trooper Fuller of Post 52 was operating radar on I-85 and clocked a vehicle on I-85 going approximately 98 mph,” Whitworth said. “Once […]

Crime is down overall in Lavonia. That’s according to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle who presented his Annual Report for 2015 to the Lavonia City Council and Mayor Ralph Owens Monday night. Carlisle said the lower crime rate is the result of a number of factors. “It was a year of low crime in the City and I attribute that […]

Hart County has received word that their pre-application for the second part of grant funding to pay for the Northern Sewer Trunk line has been approved. Hart County Administrator Jon Caime made the announcement to the Board of Commissioners At their meeting last week. “We received notification of the first grant for about $700,000, but we just received notification that […]

Tractor Supply Company is offering a new grant program to FFA chapters nationwide. It’s called the “Grants for Growing” program and it’s designed to give local FFA chapters an opportunity to make their communities a better place to live. In partnership with the National FFA Foundation, the “Grants for Growing” program raises funds for local FFA chapter initiatives and awards minimum […]