Author: MJ Kneiser

The Georgia Department of Labor reports all of Georgia’s Regional Commissions reported a drop in September unemployment rates. Additionally, the labor force rose in all areas, except the Coastal Georgia Regional Commission. State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said with recent workforce reductions at Geico, Yellow Freight, and other companies throughout the state, we need to be cognizant of the financial […]

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Investigators with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in connection with a multiple shooting incident last weekend. According to Hart County Sheriff’s Investigator Captain Chris Carroll, it happened last Sunday morning during a Halloween party. “At about 1:24 a.m. the morning of October 22, Sheriff’s deputies responded […]

Lavonia citizens had a chance this week to view the proposed improvements to two of their city parks this week and the response was favorable. Blake Sanders, owner of Studio Main in Greenville has been working on renovation plans for each of the town’s five city parks. Monday night Sanders took his proposed designs for Spring St. Park to the […]

Local non-profit groups are already gearing up for a holiday season where more people will be turning to them for help. As the cost of living continues to rise, many more families are turning to groups such as the Salvation Army for help this holiday season than ever before. Rebecca Dixon, Toccoa Service Director for the Salvation Army said that’s […]

Several groups and one municipality in Franklin and Hart Counties are the recipients of grants from the Georgia Council for the Arts. A strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, on Tuesday the Georgia Council for the Arts announced the grant recipients for fiscal year 2024. As part of this year’s awards, 87 entities in 59 counties will […]