Author: MJ Kneiser

For the third year in a row, everyone is invited to Sweet Combs of Honey in Lavonia on Saturday, December 16, not so much to buy Christmas gifts, but to remember those loved ones we’ve lost and to pray for our country. Owner LaDonna Andrews says she started the candlelight remembrance vigil in 2020 shortly after opening her store in […]

The City of Carnesville will hold its annual Christmas in the Park and meal this Thursday evening. Activities begin at 6:30p and include a bonfire, Christmas music, a Christmas message, pictures with Santa, and the all-important lighting of the Christmas tree. A free community meal will follow after the tree lighting at the Community Center. Again, events begin at 6:30p […]

Polls are now open in Hartwell for two City Council run-off races. Voters are casting their ballots today in the gym of First United Methodist Church on Franklin St. Two City Council seats are contested when no one in either race received the required 50% plus 1 on November 7th. For the Council seat to succeed Stephens Ayers, the two […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation and contractor Tidewell Construction Company will be installing I-Beams on I-85N in Franklin County this week. Traffic pacing will be in effect during the installation for I-85 northbound only between exits 160 and 164 on Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weather permitting. Motorists traveling northbound on 85 this week can expect […]