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Just a reminder, the July Fourth holiday is typically the busiest travel period of the year. The 78-hour holiday period this year began at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 2, and ends at midnight on Sunday, July 5. During that time, the Georgia State Patrol will be conducting concentrated patrols and road checks throughout the state. Hartwell Post Commander Sgt. Al […]

A call from the Waffle House in Lavonia leads to a break in a metro Atlanta case of counterfeiting. According to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle, it happened last Sunday when officers received a call from an employee at the Waffle House about someone passing counterfeit bills. “Upon arrival, the officers met with the two suspects and upon further investigation […]

For those of you looking to get out of town for the 4th, but only want a one-tank trip, here is a list of some Independence Day events in North and Northeast Georgia: Friday, July 3 Fireworks at Lake Rabun The Earthen Dam at Lake Rabun 8 -10 pm More: www.lakerabun.org Patriotic Pops Concert Smithgall Arts Center, Gainesville 8 p.m. […]

The first American flag ever to fly on the site of the historic Spring St. Elementary School is now unfurled. At a special ceremony Thursday morning, members of the Springview Heights Community in Lavonia gathered to raise the flag on the new community flag pole. The flagpole was recently installed by the City and is near a new granite memorial […]

St. Mary’s Health Care System, officially welcomes its first class of Internal Medicine residents and one of them is a native of Lavonia. The 10 residents, who began orientation on June 24, officially began work Tuesday at St. Mary’s in Athens. St. Mary’s spokesman Mark Ralston says the Internal Medicine Residency Program is the first of its kind in Northeast […]