Author: MJ Kneiser

If, like many of us, you are still doing some Christmas shopping, the Lavonia Main Street is inviting you to check out local businesses for some great gift ideas and you may even have a chance to win a gift basket worth $400. It’s called Jingle Mingle and Main Street Director Ashley Rose Dodd said it’s a way to help […]

The Lavonia City Council has approved the appointments of Board and Committee members for 2024. At their meeting last week, Mayor Courtney Umbehant announced the new members. One longtime member of the Lavonia Planning & Zoning Commission Jim Gothard, he said asked not to be re-appointed for next year. As we mentioned earlier, two people were named to fill the […]

This time of year most of us are decorating for Christmas inside and out but Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging Georgians to exercise caution with Christmas decorations. If not handled properly, Christmas trees and other holiday decorations can become fire safety hazards. Data from the National Fire Prevention Association shows that between 2017-2021, US fire […]

Children around the country are writing letters to Santa through the U.S. Postal Service’s Operation Santa, hoping to leave the gifts they’re wishing for under the tree Christmas morning. Since November 20, Operation Santa Adopt a Letter has been open for adults to make a child’s Christmas wish come true. The USPS is reminding those who picked a letter from […]

The local chapter of Toys for Tots has already given out toys to over 3,000 children and requests are still coming in from families for toys for their children. With the high cost of living and superinflation, more families are struggling to make ends meet and are unable to provide the kind of Christmas gifts they may have been able […]