Author: MJ Kneiser

Now that Clear Creek Communities has just about completed Phase 1 of the new upscale apartment complex in Lavonia, other area communities are interested in having them build similar complexes. At the formal ribbon cutting, Wednesday, City and County officials from Lavonia, Franklin County, and Toccoa-Stephens County were on hand to see the development first-hand and get more information. One […]

The Royston Police Department has a new Police Lieutenant. At the Royston City council meeting Tuesday evening, Police Chief Donnie Boleman introduced Daniel Smith as their new Lieutenant. Chief Boleman said Lt. Smith will be third in charge and comes from a law enforcement background. Lt. Smith told the Council he wasn’t planning on going back to a career in […]

Governor Brian P. Kemp has signed HB 162 into law providing for a special state income tax refund for Georgians who filed returns in both the 2021 and 2022 taxable years. The AFY 2023 budget signed by Governor Kemp on March 10 accounts for the special refund, with over $1 billion in surplus funds on its way back to taxpayers. […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Toccoa Police Department has announced an upcoming Citizen’s Handgun Class. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize the class will be held at the James A. Neal Training Center, located at 568 Alewine Drive, in Toccoa. Mize says Captain Eddie Neal and Lt. Kyle Arnold will be the instructors of this class. The […]

Local and county officials will gather this morning for a ribbon cutting at the new Clear Creek apartment complex in Lavonia. In 2019, the Lavonia City Council voted to approve a variance request for the construction of a three-building complex on Ross Place and Ralph Owens Parkway near St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. Franklin County Commissioners signed off on the […]