Author: MJ Kneiser

The Community Fireworks display at the Stephens County Recreation Department on Rose Lane will be this Friday night. Cheryl Stinnett, Program Director for the Stephens County Recreation Department, says this annual community event will be fun for all ages. “We just want everyone to come out, bring your family and friends, bring chairs, blankets, and enjoy the fireworks. They (the […]

Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland says they have a person of interest in custody related to the threats made against RitzUSA last week in the Gateway II Industrial Park. He said they arrested that person last Wednesday and he is in jail on an unrelated charge. Cleveland told the Hartwell Sun his investigators have been making progress at tracing the […]

The Tommy and Bernice Irvin Aquaculture and Agricultural Mechanics Complex at North Georgia Technical College is now officially open. Chris Irvin, the son of the late Tommy Irvin, longtime Commissioner of Agriculture in Georgia, and other family members representing the Thomas and Bernice Irvin Foundation cut the ribbon recently to celebrate the grand opening of the new complex. The Thomas […]

Today is National HIV Testing Day, and each year public health observes the day to emphasize and encourage HIV testing. This year’s theme is “HIV Testing is Self-care.” Spokeswoman Natasha Young said it’s important people get tested so they know their HIV status and take steps to live a long and healthy life. But the only way to know for […]

A reminder for those who were out in their back garden over the weekend harvesting their corn, beans, tomatoes, and other garden goodies, the Food Processing Center in Lavonia is open today and Thursday. Located in the back of the historic Lavonia Cannery on Hartwell Road, the Food Processing Center is operated by the Franklin High School Ag Department and […]