Author: MJ Kneiser

An Elbert County man has died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking on Highway 17 in Elberton. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Sgt. Ray Dean with Hartwell Post 52, it happened Saturday evening around 8:35p. Dean said Troopers responded to a fatal pedestrian crash on GA 17 near Woodyard Road in Elbert County. “The preliminary crash investigation […]

The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce will officially welcome the Wright Credit Union this Thursday with a formal ribbon cutting. The celebration takes place on Thursday, May 2nd at Noon. In January, Wright Credit Union opened its drive-through portion of the building where Synovus Bank used to be at the corner of West Avenue and Augusta Road. Based in Toccoa with […]

In Banks County, deputies with the Banks County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Banks County Elementary School Friday morning after the School Board received word of accusations made against school staff made on social media. According to Banks County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Austin Bond, the threats stemmed from an incident that happened on school grounds. Bond said a community […]