Author: MJ Kneiser

As we’ve been telling you a number of communities and organizations are planning Memorial Day service events. Just added to the list is Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Canon. They will have a Memorial Day Program on Sunday, May 28 beginning at 3:00 PM. Pastor David Johnson of New Light Baptist Church in Lavonia Ga. will be the guest […]

Troopers with the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post are credited with capturing a suspected kidnapper from Atlanta and rescuing two small children. It happened Tuesday on I-85 near mile marker 172 in Franklin County. “At about 1:40p Tuesday afternoon troopers conducted a traffic stop on I-85 Northbound on a vehicle matching the description in a BOLO issued out of Atlanta […]

Work on the new Lavonia Splash Pad is nearing completion. There were rumors that the splash pad would be opening this weekend, but Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant said there’s more yet to be done to get the water fun attraction ready. He said they were hoping to have it ready for Memorial Day weekend, but now there’s a plan in […]

The deadline is fast approaching to sign up for a two-part class on what to do in the event of an emergency involving mass fatalities. The Carnesville Fire Department is hosting the two-part class on Mass Fatalities and Planning Response and it’s open to the public as well as public safety personnel. Assistant Fire Chief Clayton Bryant said the class […]

The federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration ended last week and the Georgia Department of Public Health has issued a press release saying little will change for Georgians. According to the DPH, now that we have safe and effective vaccines, ample testing infrastructure, and most people have some level of immunity due to vaccination or infection, COVID-19 is no longer […]