Category: News

Hart County attorney Walter Gordon has been awarded the Hart County Chamber of Commerce’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016. Gordon received the award at the Chamber’s annual banquet last Friday night. Chamber Executive Director Nicki Meyer said presenting Gordon with the Lifetime Achievement Award was an easy decision for her board. “We just thought there wasn’t anybody in town that […]

The latest innovation in breast cancer detection – 3D mammography – is coming soon to St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital. This new technology dramatically increases accuracy compared to 2D mammography, detecting more invasive cancers and reducing false alarms. “The difference is amazing,” said Jeff Brown, Director of Radiology and Cardiology Services for St. Mary’s Health Care System. “The 3D system […]

In Banks County, three Florida men are behind bars after leading Banks County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase. It happened about 10p on Tuesday, January 12. Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin tells WLHR News, deputies spotted a blue Volkswagen Jetta weaving and failing to maintain its lane on I-85. When deputies tried to pull the vehicle over, […]

Property owners living along the shores of Lake Hartwell may be a little more hopeful today after hearing from U.S. Congressman Doug Collins Monday night on the Corps of Engineers’ plan to ban permits allowing them to use lake water to irrigate their lawns and gardens. Hundreds packed the Adult Learning Center of the Hart County Library Monday night for […]

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia has named two new managers to oversee the hospital’s departments of surgical services and rehabilitation. Christine Davis, RN, BSN, is now manager of surgical services. Davis grew up in Hart County and received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. She has been a surgical nurse since 2004. […]