Author: MJ Kneiser

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is awaiting its new K-9 officer. The pup is expected to arrive in the fall and was donated to Habersham County by United Logistics. United Logistics consists of three brothers, Tyler, Brett, and Cody Mixon, who grew up in Habersham County and want to give back to the community and make it the best possible. […]

Labor Day is just two weeks away and the 33rd annual “Hands Across the Border” drunk and drugged driving prevention and enforcement campaign starts Monday. There will be two groups of Georgia State Patrol troopers conducting sobriety road checks in Georgia near the state line while law enforcement officers from the neighboring states will be conducting sobriety road checks in […]

Carnival rides have arrived and are being set up at the American Legion Post on Highway 17 in Lavonia. That’s because coming up on August 29 – 31st, Step of Faith Outreach is sponsoring a Community Fair fundraiser that weekend. The fair will showcase rides and attractions by Midway Unlimited and will offer a variety of delicious food for purchase, […]

You’ve more than likely heard of the parvovirus in dogs. Now the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has released information about a parvovirus that affects humans. It’s called Parvovirus B19 and the CDC has issued a Health Alert this month to notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about the increases in parvovirus B19 activity in the […]

Attorneys for Rayfondia Craft, who is charged with the 2016 murder of Lavonia businessman Sam Harbin, are expected back in Franklin County Superior Court next week to give Superior Court Judge Chris Phelps a status report on their preparations for trial. On August 8, 2016, an employee of the Point South Mobile Home Park owned by 82-year-old Harbin, found him […]