Author: MJ Kneiser

A proposed amendment in Lavonia that would have allowed non-profit groups to sell beer or wine at events held on city properties, such as city parks, is now off the table. At their work session Tuesday night, the council and mayor discussed the issue after council members earlier this month expressed some concerns over allowing alcohol in areas where children […]

A truck driver from Florida was found dead in Franklin County Thursday by deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s office. It happened Thursday morning at the Pilot Truck Stop off Exit 160. According to Franklin County Coroner Scott O’Barr, his office was contacted late Thursday morning. O’Barr said that’s when Franklin County Sheriff’s office was notified and deputies responded to […]

State Representative Alan Powell (R-Hartwell), chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee, recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed Senate Bill 449 into law. Carried in the House by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, this legislation will redefine the role of Georgia’s “advanced practice registered nurses” (APRNs) and support the state’s […]

There was a time when your family doctor would come to your house to treat you or a sick family member. Those days are long gone and for many finding a family physician or a primary care provider, as they are now called, to treat the adults as well as children in your family, is becoming more and more difficult. […]