Author: MJ Kneiser

Two people have drowned so far this year on Lake Hartwell and two on Lake Lanier. The latest drowning happened Wednesday on Lake Lanier when a 76-year-old Gainesville man drowned near Keith Bridge Park. According to DNR Spokesman Mark McKinnon, early information stated that an adult male was last seen around lunch time at his dock and had not been […]

This is US Postal Service’s Dog Bite Awareness Week designed to help both letter carriers and dog owners learn how to stay safe when mail is being delivered. In our rural area, most people have mailboxes at the roadside where mail carriers in vehicles deliver mail, but even they can still have problems with dogs running loose or when they […]

Georgia hunters can now apply electronically for quota hunts including youth, deer, alligator, waterfowl, dove, and many others, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). “Don’t wait until the last minute to get your quota hunt application in before the correct deadline,” says Tina Johannsen, Assistant Chief of the Game Management Section with the Wildlife […]

The Franklin County Republican Party is holding a second political forum tonight – this time for those candidates involved in four run-off races on June 18. The forum is taking place this evening from 6p to 8p in the Community Room at Franklin Springs City Hall. John Hylton, Vice-Chair of the Franklin County Republican Party will moderate the forum tonight […]

A major sewer line project in Lavonia is finally completed. After almost 12 years of planning, securing funding, and construction, the long-awaited sewer line from the Gateway Industrial Park on Highway 77 to the Lavonia water sewer treatment plant is complete. At their meeting Monday evening, the Lavonia City Council and Mayor Courtney Umbehant heard from City Manager Charles Cawthon. […]