Author: MJ Kneiser

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The first public hearing on the proposed closing of Eastanollee Elementary School shows a split in opinions and a lot of questions. Hundreds were at the Tugaloo Center for the Performing Arts at Stephens County High School Monday for the first of two public hearings on the proposed closing of Eastanollee Elementary. Many of […]

In Elbert County, Bowman Mayor Pete Gibbons’ April Fool’s press release is getting noticed in Atlanta and that’s just what he was hoping for. Gibbons issued a press release Wednesday announcing the village of Bowman had struck a deal with soft drink giant Coca-Cola to build a bottling plant. “A lot of folks have been generating publicity like this, such […]

The weather should be just right Saturday for a morning of Easter Egg hunting. Three local municipalities will be playing host to the Easter Bunny Saturday who will have hidden thousands of Easter Eggs. In Lavonia, the fun begins at 10a at the Gazebo in downtown Lavonia, according to Downtown Development Authority spokesperson Vivian Young. That will also be opening […]

Whether to repave or landscape some vacant space around the historic Lavonia Cannery is under consideration by the Lavonia City Council. The City has been working to restore the building inside and out since taking it over from the Franklin County School Board last year. At their work session this week, the council heard one from City Manager Gary Fesperman […]

Franklin County Commission Chair Thomas Bridges says it is too soon to tell how the county will deal with the passage of HB170 – the State Transportation Funding Act of 2015. Georgia lawmakers approved a transportation funding plan late Tuesday night that they said will raise $900 million through changes to the state’s gas tax and new fees on electric […]