Author: MJ Kneiser

And a couple of events are going on in Hartwell this weekend as well, weather permitting. Saturday morning kicks off with the 35th Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run at the Big Oaks Recreation Area on theAnderson Highway in Hartwell.  It’s  one of Georgia’s most scenic 5k and 10k Runs. Called  the “Best Dam Run Anywhere”,  it also  features  a one-mile […]

The Currahee Artists’ Guild is preparing for its annual spring art show in Toccoa this weekend. The 24th annual show will take place Saturday, in downtown Toccoa.  Debra Hartley is the founder of the Currahee Artists’ Guild.  Hartley says the show will feature artists of all ages. The main show will be located at The Studio and Phyllis’ Hair Works, […]

A Hart County man driver is out on bond after being arrested for growing marijuana. It happened last Wednesday, according to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland when authorities received information about a growing operation on 45 Barton Rd. near the Goldmine Community.  Cleveland said his deputies discovered about 25 plants growing on the property as well as inside the house. […]

Today is the National Day of Prayer and at noon, communities, churches, and groups of the faithful will gather to pray for our country. In 1952, Congress designated the first Thursday of May as day for people across the country to turn to God in prayer and meditation.  Each year since then, the President has signed  a proclamation, encouraging all […]

Franklin County Commissioners meet for their regular work session this evening and the issue of the county contracting for water wells is expected to come up again. Last month, the board was ready to vote to adopt a second well to be used as a back up water source on the property of Wayne Ertzberger on Stone Bridge Road. However, […]