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Road crews with the City of Lavonia have done the prep work for a major road resurfacing project through the downtown area.  “The Highway 59/77 manhole -lowering project is completed. We have completed our due diligence for all of the manholes in that project going out to Hart County,” said city manager Gary Fesperman at Monday’s city council work session. […]

A South Carolina man is charged in Hart County with stealing telephone wiring belonging to Hart Telecom. According to Sheriff Mike Cleveland, a suspect identified as Bobby Junior Waters, 46 of 4800 Shady Grove Church Rd in Honea Path, SC was arrested in Anderson and extradited back to Hart County over the weekend. Cleveland said last month Waters allegedly stole […]

It comes as no surprise to most of us, but scientists are predicting a large mosquito population in Georgia during the next few weeks. Elmer Gray, an entomologist with the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension Service, says the nuisance mosquitoes are expected to be particularly bad in coming weeks. However, Gray said the type of mosquitoes expected to attack Georgians […]

By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton It could be some time before the beach area at Richard B. Russell State Park is re-opened to the public. Lake Russell is still at flood stage at roughly 480ft msl. Normal height for the lake is 475ft msl. Mark Millard with Russell State Park says a majority of the beach area is still […]

A South Carolina teen, missing on Lake Hartwell since Sunday night, has been found safe. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement officer Craig Fulgum said the boy, identified as Noah Day, age 15 of Piedmont, SC went missing Sunday night near Sadler Creek State Park on U.S. 29on the South Carolina side.  “At approximately 8p last night, the 15-year old was going […]