Author: MJ Kneiser

The lights at Hartwell Dam are back on. Early yesterday morning, some concerned citizens contacted 92-1 to report the lights at the dam were not lit.   So we checked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah office.   Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell said the lights outage was due to a malfunctioning timer. “It was out of adjustment,” Birdwell said. “The […]

A man, said to be wanted by Franklin County authorities, is sitting in the Stephens County jail after a foot chase that resulted in a shooting. It all happened in the Avalon area Tuesday morning. According to what Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley told Access North Georgia, the unidentified fugitive was running from a DNR ranger at Yonah Dam. On […]

Work on the new Georgia State Patrol post is back underway after some time delays due to the winter weather. In April of 2013, the GSP announced its plans to build the new post in the Gateway II Industrial Park on Knox Bridge Road off State Routes 77 and 59 at Exit 177. The site in the Gateway II Industrial […]

Motorists can expect delays across parts of Franklin and Hart counties this week. The warm weather has state and local road crews getting a jump on long awaited projects and finishing up others. In Lavonia, what was supposed to be a weekend road resurfacing job on the SR77 Connector last weekend has now been extended, according to Georgia Department of […]

Tickets are now on sale at Carnesville City Hall for the town’s annual Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday April 19th. It’s a day of family fun beginning with Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at 9a at City Hall. Tickets are $5 for the breakfast and must be purchased in advance.   The breakfast includes a 4×6 photo of your child with the […]