Author: MJ Kneiser

Royston’s City Council will hear from citizens tonight at a special public hearing regarding their FY2016 budget. It is the last public hearing before the Council is expected to approve the budget at their regular meeting after wards. Royston City Finance Director Gloria Brown says the FY16 budget is only slightly higher than this year. “This year, we’re up about […]

Members of the Hart County Board of Commissioners will also hear the first presentation tonight of their fiscal 2016 budget. The County’s new fiscal year doesn’t begin until October 1st, but traditionally, work begins on the budget months ahead of time. “We start really early in the process,” said County Administrator Jon Caime. “Unfortunately, we always end up not getting […]

After their regular meeting this evening, the Hart County Commission will meet for a called session to discuss their service delivery strategy. At their last meeting in May, County Commissioner Joey Dorsey said the strategy needed updating. Caime said in 2005  the County worked to hammer out a service delivery strategy, which by law must be updated every ten years. […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton In Elbert County, authorities expect more arrests in connection with a burglary last week. It happened last Thursday, June 4, at  cabins on Greg Shoals Road. Elbert County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Darren Scarborough said when deputies arrived, they found the cabin had been broken into and discovered that an adjacent cabin had also been […]

The City of Commerce is planning a major mixed-use development for its downtown area. According to a report on Mainstreet News.com, the City is looking at totally renovating and redesigning the former Oxford Building on State St. in downtown Commerce. Members of the Commerce Downtown Development Authority got their first look last month at the vision of two University of […]