Author: MJ Kneiser

Hart County’s Board of Commissioners will hear the second reading of their new animal control ordinance tonight when they meet for their second session of the month. At their regular meeting earlier this month, tempers flared when the issue of not including stray cats in the ordinance was raised. At that meeting, Hart County Humane Society president Donna Madkiff asked […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division is launching a series of public service announcements designed to remind boaters this July 4th holiday not to drink and boat. Georgia’s DNR is participating in Operation Dry Water, which runs from Friday June 28 through Sunday, June 30. “BUI’s are the DNR’s number one concern,” noted DNR Law Enforcement Officer […]

Expect some delays overnight on I-85 northbound in the Banks Crossing area. The Georgia Department of Transportation announces maintenance work began last night on I-85 north of SR 15/US 411, the Banks Crossing area.    Crews are repairing or replacing the slabs or sections of concrete on the Interstate that are aging to provide a smoother riding surface between the […]

By Charlie Bauder Stephens County Hospital’s planned wound care center continues to move forward. According to Stephens County Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell, crews have finished pouring the concrete foundation to the building and are beginning to put some up some steel beams. Gambrell said finishing the foundation marks a major milestone in the construction of the building. “Now the actual […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins has voted  in favor of a historical pro-life bill that would end abortions nation-wide after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Collins said the bill  is similar to legislation Collins co-sponsored during his time in the Georgia General Assembly. Under the measure, the law would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception, defying laws […]