Author: MJ Kneiser

Property owners living along the shores of Lake Hartwell may be a little more hopeful today after hearing from U.S. Congressman Doug Collins Monday night on the Corps of Engineers’ plan to ban permits allowing them to use lake water to irrigate their lawns and gardens. Hundreds packed the Adult Learning Center of the Hart County Library Monday night for […]

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia has named two new managers to oversee the hospital’s departments of surgical services and rehabilitation. Christine Davis, RN, BSN, is now manager of surgical services. Davis grew up in Hart County and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. She has been a surgical nurse since 2004. […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Family Connection of Stephens County and the county’s Division of Family and Children Services enter 2016 with the goal of building on momentum gained last year in adding to the number of available foster families in the county. A free meeting for anyone interested in becoming a foster parent in Stephens County will be […]

Anglers can find the new 2016 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide online and in print. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division released the new guide Monday. The 2016 Georgia Sport Fishing Regulations Guide provides helpful information, including color fish identification charts for both freshwater and saltwater fish, license purchasing information, and contact information for Wildlife Resources Division […]