City of Lavonia Replacing Water Intake Pumps

The City of Lavonia is working to replace two aging water intake pumps in Hartwell Lake. Both intake pumps, which supply water from Hartwell Lake to Lavonia City water customers, are at least 20 years old and according to City Manager Gary Fesperman need to be replaced before they begin to fail. At their meeting this month, the Lavonia City […]

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Georgia to Receive USDA Grant Money for SNAP Program

Georgia will be receiving part of a major USDA grant to help get food stamp recipients back to work and off food stamps. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, joined Labor Secretary Tom Perez Friday in announcing the recipients of $200 million in competitive awards to fund and evaluate pilot projects in 10 states to help Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) […]

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Cannery On Its Own, Says Stephens County BOE

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County School board members say a Certificate of Deposit designated for the cannery will be turned over to the cannery, but that will be the last funding that the school board says it will give the cannery. Last week, the Stephens County Board of Education voted unanimously to place the funds available from […]

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