Hartwell Woman Charged in String of Storage Unit Burglaries

Hart County Sheriff’s investigators have made an arrest in a string of burglaries from storage units in Hart County, Lavonia and Anderson County, SC. Investigators have arrested Tasha Marie Franks, 28 of Hartwell and are searching for more suspects. The burglaries took place between June 2nd and June 14th, according to Hart County Sheriff’s investigators’ incident reports. About eight units […]

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Lavonia Looking at Sluggish Tax Digest for FY13

Another year of slow economic growth for the City of Lavonia is being blamed for just a moderate rise in the FY13 tax digest. This fiscal year, Lavonia expects to receive just over $806-thousand dollars in property tax revenue, up only about $30-thousand from fiscal 2012. “Through the past several years, the county has had to revamp their tax digest […]

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Collins Praises Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act

U.S. Congressman Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) is calling Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “exciting news” for the country. The Gainensville Republican said the decision quote, “gives equality to every American in the way we elect our leaders and civil servants.” End quote The high court ruled that a key provision of the landmark law […]

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Broadband Fiber-optic Network for NE GA Almost Complete

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A new broadband fiber-optic network for Northeast Georgia is almost complete and officials in three counties are working on getting new business and residents to sign on. Funded through the Joint Development Authority of Stephens, Franklin, and Hart County, the new broadband network is seen as an economic necessity in the Northeast Georgia and […]

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