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By State Representative Alan Powell, HD 33 Members of the House and Senate gathered in the House Chamber for Governor Brian Kemp’s final State of the State Address as Georgia’s 83rd Governor. He centered on lowering the cost of living for Georgians, prioritizing education, workforce training, school safety, strengthening retirement security for law enforcement and intensifying efforts to combat human […]

A North Carolina man is facing charges in Franklin County after leading deputies and state troopers on a high-speed chase down I-85. According to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Sgt. Ray Dean of GSP Post 52 in Lavonia, it began Wednesday afternoon at around 1:42 p.m. when a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a black 2022 Kia K5 […]

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Winter Storm Watch for all of Northeast Georgia, Western North Carolina, and the Upstate of South Carolina beginning Saturday morning through Monday afternoon. Heavy mixed precipitation is possible with snow and sleet accumulations of up to 6 inches in the mountains, and ice accumulations between 4 tenths and an inch are […]

Representatives from UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute for Government now have a better idea of what’s important to Lavonia citizens. Tuesday evening, dozens of citizens packed Lavonia City Hall to share their ideas on Lavonia’s strengths, challenges, and what they would like to see in the city in the future. Franklin County Industrial Building Director Tonya Powers said the session was […]

One area that was at the top of the list during the listening session in Lavonia on Tuesday was how bad the city water tastes and smells. Lavonia draws its water from Lake Hartwell. Recently, there have been complaints from Lavonia’s water customers and business owners on social media regarding how bad the water tastes and smells. WLHR News reached […]