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Head Start pre-K students, like those who attend pre-k class in Lavonia, should be back in class today thanks to a major contribution from private citizens. The Head Start program closed its doors Monday because of the government shutdown. That meant hundreds of parents of pre-schoolers in Georgia had to scramble to find daycare or stay home from work. But […]

Hart County’s Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing tonight on the FY14 Budget. Hart County’s fiscal year began October 1st and the board passed a spending resolution to allow the county to operate until the new budget is passed. The county’s total expected General Fund Expenses for FY14 is $9.7 million with department requests totaling $11 million.  Total […]

This is National Fire Prevention Week and in Lavonia, members of the Lavonia Volunteer Fire Department are going to local schools to educate children on fire prevention and fire safety at home. This year’s theme is, “Prevent Kitchen Fires.” According to Lavonia Fire Chief Robert White, kitchen fires are the most common source of house fires. “Most of them is […]

A Georgia man who fell off a boat Saturday near the Harbor Light Marina in Hart County died from drowning. Late Monday, Oconee County, SC coroner Karl Addis released the official results of an autopsy done on the body of 23-year old Logon Wolfe of Richmond Hill, GA. Wolfe was riding on a pontoon boat with friends Saturday afternoon after […]

An autopsy will be performed today in Oconee County, SC on the body of a Georgia man who died on Lake Hartwell over the weekend. It happened Saturday afternoon near the I-85 bridge and the Harbor Light Marina. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulgum said a group was operating a pontoon boat near the Harbor Light Marina on their […]