Author: MJ Kneiser

Motorists who routinely travel through downtown Lavonia may need to do a little extra planning beginning next week . That’s when some major road repaving will begin.  According to city manager Gary Fesperman, work will  likely be going on throughout the summer months. “These paving projects will happen on and off during the summertime,” he said. “There will be some […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Carnesville man is one of two people facing charges in connection with a burglary over last weekend in Stephens County. Authorities say it happened last Saturday.  According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, deputies responded to an Oak Valley Road residence whose owner was out of town. “A family member actually drove by […]

Short but productive could be one way to describe this week’s regular Hart County Board of Commission meeting. The entire meeting lasted just over seven minutes, but  several items were considered and voted upon. Among them, the board voted to accept a reimbursement from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division in the amount of $33,260. “This is […]

Confederate Memorial Day is Friday and this year will be commemorated as the 150th anniversary of the War Between the States. Confederate Memorial Day is also known as Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee and Confederate Heroes Day in Texas.   It is the official holiday in nine Southern states, including Georgia, to honor and remember those who died fighting for the Confederacy […]

In sports, the Franklin County High School girls Tennis team is in the State tournament and doing very well so far. On Tuesday, the team  won their first round of the state tourney match against Sonoraville High School in Calhoun. They won 3-1 and the remaining match # 3 singles was leading in the third set, 5-4 with a game […]