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AAA projects 2 million Georgians will travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period*. Of that 1.5 million are expected to drive to their holiday destination. That’s nearly 27,000 more Georgia drivers than last year. AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins says this year’s auto travel volume has more holiday travelers than the record high set in the 2019 […]
Read moreFantasy and Magic are 6-month-old, male littermates at the Hart County Humane Society that are looking for their forever homes. Both are neutered, microchipped, feline leukemia/FIV negative, appropriately vaccinated, and treated for parasites. The affectionate, healthy kittens are available to inside always homes where they will not be declawed. Fantasy and Magic are just two of the many black kittens […]
Read moreThe Lavonia Police Department is set to receive a $250,000.00 grant from the US Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services or COPS program to hire two new police officers Lavonia Police Shane Edmisten made the announcement Monday. Their award is part of the $334 million dollars awarded to law enforcement departments across the country for new officers. Edmisten said […]
Read moreThose close to Oconee County Sheriff’s Deputy Lucas Watts say the deputy had a near-death experience after he was shot. In an interview Monday with sister station 101.7/WGOG News Director Dick Mangrum, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw recounted some of the events last week. Rather than being on the scene with investigators after Watts was shot and rushed to the […]
Read moreFranklin County-based Love Him Love Them Ministry is gearing up for its annual list of holiday opportunities to help those in need and they’re in need of volunteers to help in a variety of areas. Ministry Founder Linda Gunter says it begins with their Thanksgiving meal giveaway on Thursday. Gunter says those interested in helping should come to the volunteer […]
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