Author: MJ Kneiser

In Anderson, SC city officials are facing the problem of too much residential growth too fast, which according to a report on Fox Carolina Tuesday, is causing a major problem for school systems there that are now dealing with overcrowding and no funds to expand. That’s just one of the scenarios facing Franklin County with the onset of new residential […]

The Lavonia City Council has voted to adopt Ross Place into the city limits. At their meeting Monday evening, the Council voted unanimously for the adoption after hearing from City Manager Charles Cawthon. Cawthon told the Council and Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant development along the road that connects Highway 17/Jones St. in the city to Highway 59 in the County […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Project will receive $1.4 million in federal funding for several projects on the South Carolina side. The monies are coming from two recently enacted federal laws totally $22.8-billion dollars, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA). Aaron Wahus is the Hartwell Project Manager. […]

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Banks County that happened early Tuesday morning. Natalie Ammons, Deputy Director of Public and Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the Banks County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Tuesday after a Henderson, NC man and a Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy were both […]

Because of several recent winter weather events, The Blood Connection said more than 1,100 units of blood were unable to be collected due to their centers being closed and their blood drives having to be canceled. Prior to that disruption, however, The Blood Connection was already struggling to fulfill 100% of orders from local hospitals caused by continued historically low […]