Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black has suspended until further notice all exhibitions, shows, sales (flea markets, auction markets), swaps, and meets pertaining to poultry and feathered fowl in the State of Georgia due to the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in the U.S. in January. Black says the highly contagious virus has been identified in commercial poultry operations and a […]

Franklin County Commissioners plan to vote at their March meeting to allocate additional SPLOST V funds to each of the county’s fire departments. At their work session Tuesday, Commission Chair Jason Macomson said in 2015 when SPLOST V began, a general amount of $200k was set aside for public safety but not a specific SPLOST allocation for each fire department. […]

Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle says his Department’s community outreach program on scams earlier this week had a good turnout. “I believe the seminar went very well and was well attended,” he said. “We had good attendance and the participants that were there were interactive. They were able to share their experiences with the audience, the things that they had […]

Saturday’s weather is forecast to be cloudy but it will still be a good day to go jump in the lake – for a good cause. The annual Polar Bear Plunge is coming to the Hartwell Marina Saturday. Last year’s Polar Bear Plunge in Hart County was a virtual event due to COVID concerns but this year it is in […]

Doctor’s Day is coming up at the end of March and St. Mary’s Healthcare is asking people to send a note to their doctor to thank them for their service. Doctor’s Day is nationally recognized each year on March 30th. St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston tells WLHR News it’s a way to thank physicians in your community. All notes will […]