Author: MJ Kneiser

A routine traffic safety check in Hart County Friday has resulted in a death. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Corporal Wiliam Jordan of GSP Post 52 Hartwell, it happened just after 10p Friday night. Jordan said Troopers from Post 52 Hartwell along with deputies from the Hart County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a road check on Georgia 77 at […]

Small Business Saturday is Saturday and shoppers in both Franklin and Hart Counties will have a lot of small businesses to choose from this weekend. Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Georgia Main Street, it’s a time when locally owned retailers, restaurants, and other businesses in Lavonia, Royston, Carnesville, Canon, and Franklin Springs will be open, as well […]

A reminder that the Goffs Family Christmas display kicks off tonight and will run through December 25th Christmas Day. Located on Starr’s Bridge Road in Canon, the Christmas Light display is a walk-through or partial drive-thru…the lights will run from 6p to 10p every night weather permitting. Also this weekend, the City of Canon will kick off the holiday season […]

Strickland Funeral Homes in Lavonia and Hartwell is offering a free seminar on how and why to make final arrangements. Seminars will take place on Tuesday, December 5 in Lavonia and in Hartwell. Courtney Umbehant, Manager of the Strickland Funeral Home Lavonia Chapel says many people don’t know where to start when it comes to planning out their final arrangements. […]

Operation Click It or Ticket, Georgia’s high visibility seat belt enforcement program, began Monday and will continue through Sunday, December 3. Georgia State Troopers and local law enforcement will be out in force to catch impaired drivers and check for seat belts and car safety seats in vehicles. Lavonia Police Chief Shane Edmisten said he plans on stepping up patrols […]