Author: Porkchop Branch

Just a reminder for Hartwell and Hart County residents. Hartwell City Hall is closing at noon today and will remain closed until Thursday. Also, trash collection will resume on Thursday. Collections normally picked up on Monday and Tuesday will be picked up early today. Residents are asked to put their carts out this morning. Wednesday and Thursday trash collections will […]

Just a reminder if you’re heading out to travel to relatives today or planning to attend yet another Christmas party, Operation Zero Tolerance is in full swing on the roadways of Georgia. That means local law enforcement is already out in force making sure you’re buckled up and driving sober. Georgia’s holiday impaired driving campaign coincides with the national Drive […]

The Lavonia Police Department has received  a $10,000 public safety grant from the Georgia Department of Highway Safety. Called an incentive grant, it’s designed for smaller law enforcement agencies that have partnered with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety initiatives, such as the Click or Ticket program, participating in network meetings, and submitting applications to the State’s annual law enforcement […]

A Hart County Commissioner is calling on all committees and groups in the county to be properly trained and versed in the Georgia Sunshine Law. At their meeting earlier this month, Commissioner Joey Dorsey commended said it’s important members of boards and committees know the State law regarding what is public information and what is not. ”I want to make […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District announces changes in camping fees charged at Corps-managed campgrounds at Hartwell Lake (Hartwell, Ga.) and J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill, S.C.). Effective with the fiscal year which began Oct. 1, all camping fees for sites with electricity service have increased $2 per night. All other campsite fees remain the same. At Thurmond Lake, camping fees remain $6 -$18 […]