Author: MJ Kneiser

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist who is believed to have started a forest wildfire in Walker County. Georgia Forestry Commission investigators determined that one fire off Hwy 157 in Walker County was deliberately set, spreading to over 1400 acres. Georgia Forestry firefighters continue to battle that fire plus […]

The Lavonia Carnegie Library has closed temporarily for repairs to its electrical system. Branch Manager for the Franklin County Libraries Maggie West said extensive damage was caused last month when on October 11 a truck slammed into a power pole across from the library. West said the electrician determined that several outlets had to be replaced as well as the […]

LAVONIA CITY COUNCIL: (I) Eddie Floyd – 158 – WINNER Harold Harbin – 70 MAYOR: (I) Courtney Umbehant – Unopposed – 206 – WINNER SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES REFERENDUM Passes: YES: 130 NO: 98 ROYSTON CITY COUNCIL: Post 2: (I) Jason Phillips – 178 – WINNER Wesley Fricks – 116 Post 4: (I) Lee Strickland – 123 Fletcher Hodges – 173 […]

Hart County – ALL PRECINCTS, EARLY, AND ABSENTEE REPORTING HARTWELL  CITY COUNCIL: To Succeed Stephens Ayers: No winner – Henry and Sheller headed to runoff Debbie Henry – 253 – 40% Christopher Martin – 85 – 13% Richard Sheller – 156 – 25% Toy Cynthia Wilkins – 140 – 22% 634 votes cast   CITY COUNCIL: To Succeed Tony Haynie: […]

A man wanted in Athens who fled from State troopers in Habersham County Monday is behind bars. After about a six-hour manhunt Monday, 50-year-old Rahim Abdullah was taken into custody. Abdullah fled from troopers when they tried to pull him over on Highway 365 for a traffic violation. The high-speed chase ended when he crashed his vehicle near the Highway […]