Author: MJ Kneiser

It is now state law for children 13 years old and under to wear life jackets when riding in an open, moving boat. In a ceremonial signing Tuesday on Lake Lanier, Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 136. The bill was passed this legislative session in response to the deaths of two boys, Kyle Glover and Griffin Prince who were […]

Georgia’s Welcome Centers, including the one in Lavonia on I-85, will be getting facelifts. Recently, the State Transportation Board’s Gateways Committee voted to recommend the renovation of Georgia’s Welcome Centers.  The Gateways Committee committed funds to the effort from the revenues collected from the Georgia LOGO program.   “No amount or scope of work has yet been determined for the Lavonia […]

The City of Lavonia continues to work on plans to make some improvements to downtown area streets and sidewalks. At their work session last week, the city council discussed repaving the streets on the square and around the railroad tracks. According to city manager Gary Fesperman, the city will do the repaving in stages using SPLOST funds.  Another project that […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Utility bills for City Of Toccoa water customers who are not city residents will be going up, as will utility bills for Georgia customers of Toccoa Natural Gas. Monday, the Toccoa City Commission unanimously approved two rate hikes that will take effect with the start of a new fiscal year, july 1. Water rates […]

The Franklin County Health Department says they have no confirmation from the local hospital to reports of people getting sick after eating at the Lavonia Taco Bell. WLHR News was contacted by several people who said they knew of coworkers and friends who had eaten at the Taco Bell and later ended up sick and in the emergency room at […]