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The Lavonia Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the suspect or suspects who broke into the Vintage Owel gift shop. According to Lavonia Police Lt. Wayne Mitchum, it happened in the overnight hours of Wednesday morning. The suspect or suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash but it did not appear that they took anything else. Lavonia […]

Two students and a school bus driver assistant suffered non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning when the school bus they were riding in was hit from behind. According to Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post 52 Commander Camran Fleming, it happened just after 7a on Highway 59 outside of Carnesville. Fleming said as the school bus stopped to pick up a student the […]

Members of the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority have voted to authorize their attorney to enter into litigation with the Franklin County Tax Commissioner’s office regarding the Commissioner’s request that members sign an affidavit regarding a 2019 CUVA breach payment. At their February meeting, the IBA Board said they had no knowledge of who had paid over $80,000 in CUVA […]

Five graduating seniors at Hart County High School have committed to pursuing a career in education. On Wednesday, the Hart County Charter System announced that Sawyer Boyd, Gracie Cook, Kerrigan Johnson, Au’Brionna McIntosh, and Micah Reese participated in Georgia’s Future Educators Signing Day, a statewide initiative sponsored by the Georgia Department of Education, on Tuesday, April 30. In an effort […]

Sage Automotive Interiors has announced the closure of its Avalon Plant on Historic Highway 17. The closing means the loss of about 140 jobs in the area. In a press release this week, Company officials say the lay-offs will occur in monthly stages beginning June 30. However, in lieu of layoffs, the Company is also giving employees the option of […]