Category: News

Big news out of November’s regular meeting of the Elbert Memorial Hospital Authority board. Elbert Memorial CEO Jim Yarborough was presented via video conference the Hospital Leader of the Year award from HomeTown Health. Yarborough was selected out of a pool of 70 rural hospital leaders in the southeast. However, that was not the big news from the meeting as […]

  According to AAA, more than 46 million Americans plan to travel for thanksgiving, the most since 2007.That’s why the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is asking motorists to use caution on the roadways and buckle up. Spokesman Harris Blackwood says his office, will be working to make sure people stay safe this holiday.“Well, we will be working with our […]

Just a reminder, there is still time to get in your donations for this year’s Mayor’s Christmas Motorcade. The deadline in Lavonia to contribute is Tuesday, December 2nd• Towns across Northeast Georgia including Lavonia and Royston are participating in the annual statewide event that collects toys and other gifts for residents of Georgia’s state homes. Lavonia mayor Ralph Owens said […]

Early voting ends today in Hart County in the run- off election for the Hart County Probate Judge seat.Early voting began last week. The run-off election is December 2nd•Hart County Registrar John Stercho said there will also be no early voting on Thanksgiving Day or the Friday after.   Five candidates vied to fill the unexpired term of former judge […]

Some good news for those who will be traveling to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving this week. The Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on Interstates and major state routes, according to G-OOT spokesperson Teri Pope. “Thanksgiving is a very high volume day for traffic across Georgia. Typically, we have about 3,000 accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, […]