Author: MJ Kneiser

It was a typical summer evening in the Gumlog Community when at around 7:15p a large tree toppled onto a power line on Gumlog Rd. snapping the pole in two and taking power and telephone lines with it leaving 980 residents of Gumlog, from Tugaloo State Park Road to Franklin County Boat Ramp Rd in the dark for hours. Traffic […]

A candidate who ran for Franklin County Commissioner for District 1 recently told the Board of Elections he was not satisfied with the way the recount he requested of the June 18 run-off election was conducted. In the May 21 General Primary, Owenby had been ahead of challenger local veterinarian Wanda Thompson by a vote of 1,337 to Thompson’s 1,159 […]

With voters increasingly wary of voting by absentee paper ballot, especially after the March Presidential Primary, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced that the state has partnered with Enhanced Voting to bring the Ballot Scout app to voters across the state. Voters may begin requesting absentee paper ballots on August 19. The Secretary of State said the new […]

A new restaurant will soon open at the Southern Oaks Inn in Lavonia. At Monday’s Lavonia City Council meeting the council voted to approve a license to sell beer and wine at the new restaurant that will be called Circa1918. Ron Stockton, owner of Lavonia on My Mind, LLC owns the Southern Oaks Inn. The building has undergone some incarnations […]

The Hart County Charter System announced recently that Mrs. Bridget Hill, a third-grade teacher at Hartwell Elementary School, is the 2024-2025 System Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made at the district’s Convocation on July 29, which gathers employees across the district prior to the beginning of the school year. “Mrs. Hill’s commitment to fostering a positive and supportive […]