Category: News

We continue with our look back to the major stories of 2013 with a look at politics and government. The year started off with a special election to fill the seat of Hart County Magistrate Judge.  Voters went to the polls in April to select a replacement for former judge Tony Wellborn who died suddenly in October 2012. In a […]

On the state and national front, two Georgia lawmakers announced the formation of caucuses to address the management of Lake Hartwell and the entire Savannah River Basin. In February, State Representative Alan Powell of the 32nd District, along with State Representatives Tom McCall and Dan Gasaway  announced the formation of the Savannah River Caucus.   Powell said the main purpose of […]

A Hart County man is expected to have his first court appearance Monday afternoon to face multiple charges in connection with a shooting while allegedly hunting deer illegally. It happened Thursday evening on property off Elrod Ferry Road near U.S. 29 North/Anderson Highway.  Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said the victim, identified as Brenn Stone, 28, was shot while hunting […]

Frankin County commissioners will take under consideration a list of recommendations for 2014 by new county manager John Phillips.  At a special daylong work session Thursday, Phillips outlined goals as well as changes he would like to implement in the coming year.  First on the list, he said is a change to the county employee pay structure.  Phillips said he’s […]

As we do every year at this time, WLHR News is taking a look back at some of the major stories for Franklin and Hart Counties as the year comes to a close.  For Franklin County, 2013 was a year that started off with three murders within a one-month span.  It began on January 7th with the discovery of a […]