Author: MJ Kneiser

You may or may not have noticed but the Lavonia Downtown Development Authority and Main Street have ramped up things for people to do this summer in the downtown area. In addition to the Music on Main summer concerts downtown, they’ve added summer sidewalk sales by local businesses that same evening. Main Street Director Ashley Rose Dodd says it’s just […]

Hart County has had a confirmed reported case of rabies in a stray cat, according to a report in the Hartwell Sun. Hart County Environmental Health Department was notified of a case of rabies in the stray brown tabby cat in the Reed Creek area near the intersection of Boleman Creek Road. The cat began acting aggressively around people and […]

The Blood Connection has announced enhanced security of its donor portal. According to their press release, the increased security is designed to safeguard donors’ personal information. Beginning July 8th, when donors access their account on the Blood Connection website or the TBC NOW app they will notice additional security measures in place. To log in, donors will enter their username […]

The Franklin Springs City Council has approved a new communications system for the police and fire departments. At their meeting last Thursday, the Council voted to go with Police Chief Kevin Thompson’s recommendation and contract with Southern Linc. Chief Thompson said after spending months comparing Southern Linc and Communications International, the system approved by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners […]

Triple A of Georgia has released its travel predictions for the July 4th holiday weekend. AAA’s Independence Day travel forecast measures domestic trips of 50 miles or more during 9 days from Saturday, June 29 to Sunday, July 7. That’s because this year the 4th of July falls on a Thursday, which means many people will be hitting the road […]