Category: News

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced an additional lane on Interstate 85 between State Route (SR) 53 to south of the SR 332 overpass is set to open early next month. The new lane opening is part of the I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project one of the Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects. Weather permitting, four of the first […]

A reminder to Lavonia area residents about tonight’s public input session on the Streetscape plans for downtown Lavonia. Lavonia City Fathers are planning a sweeping revitalization project over the next several years that they hope will transform the downtown area into a bustling, attractive area for residents and visitors alike. Studio Main, a design company in South Carolina, is in […]

WLHR News has more information on the person indicted last week for bringing a gun on campus at Franklin County High School.  According to a press release issued Monday, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said on September 15 the school administration notified the School Resource Officer that there was a vehicle on campus with a firearm  inside it. The owner […]

The City of Franklin Springs is inviting people to bring their stuff to sell at a City-sponsored yard sale in October.  City Clerk Jackie Yearwood tells WLHR News the yard sale takes place Saturday, October 8th from 7a until… Hosted by the newly revived Franklin Springs Downtown Development Authority, Yearwood said  the yard sale is open to everyone and there’s […]

The FBI is warning the public about a Technical Support Fraud currently targeting older Americans. Technical Support Fraud involves a criminal posing as technical support to defraud unwitting individuals. The scam begins with a computer intrusion. Victims of this scam experience a frozen computer followed by a pop-up on their screen advising that their computer has been hacked. The pop-up […]