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Lavonia Police are hailing another annual National Night Out Against Crime event a big success. Hundreds of Lavonia citizens, young and old, descended on Main St. around the Gazebo Thursday evening for a time of fun, fellowship and good food with family, friends and members of the Lavonia Police Force. “It seems to be going pretty good,” Lavonia Police Chief […]

Pickers and fans of yard sales might want to make plans to be in Hartwell Saturday morning for the annual fall 50-mile yard sale. Sponsored by the Hart County Chamber of Commerce, the yard sale spans the county with sellers peddling their unwanted items in shopping center parking lots and along roadsides. This is the second 50-mile yard sale this […]

A Franklin County commissioner would like to see something done to make an abandoned rest stop on I-85 more attractive. In 2009, the Georgia Department of Transportation closed the rest stop on I-85 north near the 160 Exit.  At the time, GDOT spokesperson Teri Pope said the closure was one of a number of rest stop closures along I-85 and […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins says the government shut down is not entirely Congress’ fault. As Democrats and Republicans go head-to-head over the government shutdown, Ninth District Congressman Doug Collins says the shutdown wasn’t the goal. Collins said the shutdown was not what the House wanted. He said the House passed four different measures, completely funding the government and sent them […]

The Franklin County Elections Office is testing voting machines today for the November municipal elections. Elections Superintendent Tess Eubanks said state law requires the machines to be tested prior to each election.  “I am testing to make sure that the machines are going to work correctly that each machine will bring up the accurate ballot that pertains to the city […]