Category: News

  Lavonia City offices closed this morning as city officials and staff attend the funeral of Lavonia City Councilman Don Canady. Lavonia City Hall will re-open at 1p this afternoon. Canady passed away early Saturday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Canady had served as Lavonia City Councilman for some 12 years, according to Lavonia Mayor Ralph […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County Board of Education will hold the second public hearing on the proposed closing of Eastanollee Elementary School tonight. That hearing will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Tugaloo Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Stephens County High School. It is the final of the two scheduled public hearings […]

Funeral services are set for Tuesday for a Red Hill man who died Sunday in a wreck in Banks County. According to a report on accessnorthga.com, it happened about 7:30a Sunday morning. Georgia State Patrol Gainesville Post reports 41-year old Mark Akin was traveling on SR63 near SR51 when his vehicle ran off the road, went out of control, then […]

Time is running out for young men to sign up for the American Legion’s annual Boys State Event. This year, the Georgia Boys State will be held at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville from June 14 – 20th.  The deadline to register is April 22nd. Successful candidates for the program will be sponsored by the local American Legion Post 109 […]

Now that the weather has turned warm, people are already out on boats and personal water craft on Hartwell Lake. And that’s one reason why the local chapter of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is working to organize and hold boating safety classes at various locations around the lake. The first class is scheduled for Saturday, May 9 from 8:30 […]