Author: MJ Kneiser

Hart EMC crews are prepared to give up their Christmas in the event of power outages, according to spokeswoman Angie Brown. According to the National Weather Service, Friday should be sunny, with a high near 27. However, we can expect a cold west wind of around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. And that could mean trees falling […]

Continuing our Year in Review, in January, Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle made a New Year’s resolution to continue his efforts to build bridges between his department and the community during his last year as Chief. Carlisle announced his plan to offer one new community outreach program a month during 2022. “This year I wanted to try something different. We’ve […]

A Franklin County Judge has extended the discovery process in the lawsuit by Corridor Development against Franklin County. Senior Superior Court Judge Samuel Ozburn issued the order last week. Judge Ozburn had given both sides until January 15 to file any dispositive motions before going to trial. In his latest order, Judge Ozburn extended the discovery process to the end […]

As we approach the end of 2022 and as we always do this time of year, WLHR News looks back on some of the bigger stories this past year. One of the biggest stories in Franklin County in 2022 was the County’s development of an updated zoning ordinance that came to be called the Unified Development Code. In Mid-March, County […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for fall semester 2022. The Honor Roll recognizes full-time students with a 3.5 GPA. In Franklin County, 18 students were named to the North Georgia Tech Honor Roll. They include: Andrew Bertrang, Carnesville, Early Childhood Care & Education James Busby, Lavonia, Criminal Justice Technology […]