Author: MJ Kneiser

Early voting for the Lavonia City council Post 1 seat ends today. Early voting began May 25 at the Franklin County Board of Elections and Registrations office in Carnesville.  Elections Supervisor Gina Chappalear said, as expected, early voter turnout has been low. “We had 20 come into the office to early vote and I have sent out 12 absentee ballots,” […]

Residents and business owners in and around the downtown Lavonia area are asked to be on the lookout for a raccoon that is likely rabid. The raccoon appeared Thursday afternoon about 4p in front of the WLHR studios. A WLHR employee spotted the raccoon scratching at a large flower pot in the front of the building.  It then started scratching […]

Work in Lavonia is continuing on a couple of water and sewer projects. At their regular meeting last week, City Manager Gary Fesperman said the raw water allocation request to draw more water out of Lake Hartwell is moving forward with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The City is requesting a larger allocation of water from the lake to […]

Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Brent Shubert will begin September 28th. . Last week, Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said a procedural hearing will take place in July, which he said was requested by Shubert’s defense team. White is seeking the death penalty in the case that drew wide attention in early 2013 when the […]

Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed is instituting a new summertime program to help working parents. Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carrissa McFaddin said the Summertime Assistance Program is designed for working parents who have children at home during the summer months while school is out of session. “This is the first time we are doing this. Sheriff Speed came up […]