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USDA officials say they are impressed with a disinfecting sprayer system for vehicles entering and leaving poultry farms that was developed by a Lavonia businessman. Officials with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Atlanta office were in Comer, GA in Madison County Friday to view the system first-hand and to see how it works. The system is currently […]

A routine traffic stop on I-85 in Franklin County leads to the arrest of an Anderson man and a major drug bust. It happened earlier this month, according to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas. “On August 1st, Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies along with troopers from the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post pulled over a 2015 Chevy Traverse at mile marker […]

The NAACP’s America’s March for Justice has taken a turn – literally. Last week, we told you the march was expected to come through Franklin and Hart counties this week, namely Tuesday and Wednesday. However, on Friday, the NAACP requested a change in their route that will now take them along I-20 through Oglethorpe and Wilkes counties to Augusta and […]

A high-speed chase through Franklin County leads to another arrest last week. According to Sheriff Stevie Thomas, on Wednesday, August 12. “Franklin County Sheriff deputies and troopers with the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post attempted to stop a 2011 Nissan Altima traveling on I-85 that fit the description of a stolen vehicle out of North Carolina,” Thomas said. “The Nissan […]

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Project Office is doing some routine maintenance on its walking trails. Beginning today the Corps will close the walking trail located above the South Carolina earthen embankment section of the dam. The area, located in Anderson County, South Carolina, will be closed for activity through August 21st. Visitors are encouraged to use […]