Author: MJ Kneiser

Just a reminder that if you haven’t had a chance to cast an early ballot for the May Primary you will be able to do so on Saturday at your local Board of Elections or Registrar’s office from 9a to 4p. This is the first of two Saturday early voting opportunities. There will be one other Saturday early voting opportunity […]

For the past year, the Lavonia Downtown Development Authority and a host of volunteers have been preparing for tomorrow’s Renaissance Festival at Lavonia City Park. This year’s theme is “The Vikings are Coming” and according to DDA Executive Director Elizabeth Busby, it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Last year, about 4,000 people attended Ren Fest and Busby […]

Some special baseball players will take the field Saturday for their last game of the season at Franklin County High School and will have a special honor. Sharlene Thomas is the manager of the Franklin County Challenger League. Thomas said on Saturday the team will be the first team to use the new dugout. The Challenger League is an organization […]

By Ethan Jordan, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Stephens County, a woman is recovering after falling from the summit of Currahee Mountain. It happened Tuesday according to Stephens County Search and Rescue Chief Brantley Moore. Moore said the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, Rescue, and Carnes Creek Fire Department responded to the summit of Currahee Mountain on around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday […]

Two people from the metro Atlanta area are behind bars in Franklin County, charged in the robbery Monday of the First Citizens Bank in Carnesville. One of the suspects also faces charges in Lavonia for the Truist Bank robbery on April 12. “On Monday, May 2, 2022 in the afternoon hours, a lone black male entered the First Citizens Bank […]