Category: News

It’s time to bundle up. Forecasters are calling for what they’re calling a “cold wave” to move through North Georgia and the Upstate today. As we told you yesterday, it’s time to prepare for some bitterly cold weather that will descend on us over the next 24 to 48 hours. Meteorologist Neil Dixon says we can expect temperatures dipping into […]

The Lavonia City Council has signed off on a project to mark the spot of the town’s last black elementary school. At their regular meeting Monday evening, the council and Mayor Ralph Owens heard from Barbara Clark and Jamie Richards.  The Spring St. Colored School as it was originally called, opened in 1955 in the Springview Heights community.  Its name […]

Job seekers can now get help on a regular basis from the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission’s mobile job coach. The coach was back in Lavonia Tuesday at the Lavonia Carnegie Library to offer free help to those seeking to find work. Assistants with the GMRC offer job seekers the chance to search online for jobs, get help with preparing a […]

State School Superintendent-elect Richard Woods is accepting applications for the 2015 Student Advisory Council. The members of the Student Advisory Council meet three times during the school year with the State School Superintendent to discuss how decisions made at the state level are affecting students throughout Georgia. Members are advisers and act as liaisons between the Department of Education and […]

A Hartwell couple welcomed the first baby of the new year at Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa. On Monday, the hospital announced this year’s proud parents are Mercedes Jean Frye and Shamarcus Anderson, both of Hartwell. Mom, Mercedes, says her baby is a healthy 6-pound, 2-ounce, 19 and 1/2″ long baby boy. “He is Messiah Shamarie Anderson,” she said. “His […]