Category: News

  The power is back on for some residents and businesses along Jones St. in Lavonia. Power was out for a time Monday morning after an 18-wheeler took out a power pole.  It happened about 9:30a across from the Dollar General on Jones St. According to Lavonia Police, a power pole was already leaning into the roadway when the top […]

A Martin family is looking for a new home after fire destroyed their single wide mobile home. It happened Monday morning about 8:30a on Bonneville Road in the Holcomb Access community. Volunteer firefighters from Big Smith, Martin and Eastanollee fire stations responded to blaze. “As of right now, we don’t know how the fire got started,” said Big Smith Fire […]

The Royston City Council and Mayor David Jordan have narrowed the pool of applicants for the city manager position. At a special called meeting last week, the council and mayor met in executive session to discuss the 19 applications submitted for the position. According to Jordan, after much discussion, the council and mayor picked out 10 applications to pursue, but […]

Good weather means good progress for crews in Hart County working to repair a 20-ft deep sinkhole on the Reed Creek Highway/SR51. On Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation released an update on the project.  GDOT Spokesperson Teri Pope says workers have now finished constructing a dry work area. “The Georgia DOT has the coffer dam system in place now […]

Going too slow on Georgia’s roadways could result in a ticket. The new “slow poke” law went into effect July 1 and requires slow drivers to make way for faster-moving vehicles. However,  instead of issuing citations, law enforcement officers are giving out warnings for the next few weeks in order to get motorists more acquainted with the new law. Under […]