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In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital is lighting up in teal and working with Harmony House to call attention to the need to improve prevention and assist victims in our community. Harmony House is a non-profit organization offering specialized support to child abuse victims and adult survivors of sexual assault across the northern judicial […]

The Hart County 4-H in partnership with Dr. Matthew Keifer of Hartwell Animal Hospital will be holding a rabies clinic today and again on May 1 at the Beggs Farm Supply in Canon on the Royston Highway from 5:30p to 6:30p. This is a drive-through event but all dogs and cats must be either on a leash or in a […]

A homeless man decided to make himself at home in Lavonia – in someone else’s home. According to a Lavonia Police incident report, just after 6p Monday evening, officers responded to a report of a man breaking into an unoccupied home on the Hartwell Road near Peachtree St. When officers arrived a neighbor reported seeing a white male break into […]

Franklin County is welcoming a new industry. NVR, Inc. the parent company of Ryan Homes, is locating in the old Bosal facility off Ross Place in Lavonia. The Franklin County Industrial Building Authority has been working with NVR for over a year to help them secure a location. Initially, NVR, Inc. had planned to purchase 184 acres off Old Federal […]

The City of Royston is hosting its first-ever big-name concert this Saturday at the Royston Community and Wellness Park amphitheater. R&B group The Tams will be in concert Saturday evening from 7p to 10p as part of Royston’s Celebration of Cities Week. THE TAMS have been entertaining audiences for over 50 years. Known for such hits as “Be Young, Be Foolish, […]