Author: MJ Kneiser

As the City of Lavonia prepares to put together its budget for the next fiscal year, Lavonia Police are asking the City to fund the training of two officers in the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In a presentation last week to the City Council, Mayor Courtney Umbehant, and City Manager Charles Cawthon, Lavonia Police Captain Blake Andrews spoke on […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is offering a $1,000 grant to a kindergarten through fifth-grade public or private school teacher in the state who demonstrates exceptional energy and innovation in teaching life sciences. Science specialists covering those grade levels can also apply. The grant recipient will be recognized as the DNR Conservation Teacher of the Year. Teachers who apply […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Stephens County woman is requesting the Stephens County Board of Education consider changing Stephens County High School’s mascot. On Tuesday, during the Board of Education’s regular scheduled meeting, Jennie Jesser spoke out saying the Indian mascot reinforces racist stereotypes. She says the mascot does not respect Native American culture and contradicts the school […]

The U.S. Forest Service will begin road repairs today to address damage on Tallulah River Road in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Work will cause intermittent road closures, traffic delays, and campground closures. Visitors to the campground should expect road closures between 9 am and noon and from 2p to -5pm Monday through Thursday each week until October. Tate Branch and […]

Franklin County is moving forward with a response to the lawsuit brought by Corridor Development, LLC but it will likely be sometime next year before the case goes to trial or is settled. Senior Superior Court Judge Samuel Ozburn, in an order issued on August 11, extended to August 15 the deadline for the County to conduct discovery and respond […]