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From water management to road building. After the summit in Hartwell this morning, Governor Deal is expected to head to Toccoa where he will participate in an official groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon on the widening of SR17. Work began in June to widen 17 from Toccoa to the Franklin County line. The widening is being done in two phases by […]

Sometimes it pays to have nosey neighbors. Such is the case in Hart County where the neighbor of a burglary victim helped retrieve a stolen four-wheeler. It happened late Monday night on Cokesbury Highway SR181, according to Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland. Cleveland said a man was outside in his yard about 10p Monday night when he saw his neighbor’s […]

The Georgia Department of Labor’s Toccoa Career Center is calling Tuesday’s job search readiness workshop in Lavonia a success. The daylong series of free workshops were designed to help job seekers better market themselves to potential employers as well as prepare for an upcoming job fair on the 28th. “We had a big turnout early,” said Cindy Morley with the […]

There’s a new florist in Lavonia in a familiar location. On Tuesday, the Franklin and Lavonia Chambers of Commerce welcomed Brannan’s Floral Design and Landscapes to town with a special ribbon cutting. Brannan’s is located in the same building that housed Ron’s Florists for years on Augusta Road. Ron Walters retired several months ago due to illness.  Larry Brannon is […]

In Royston, a road washed out over the summer by heavy rainfall, is now partially open. In July, a six inch water pipe under Baker St collapsed, washing out the road entirely.  On Monday, Royston city manager Greg Scott said while work continues to fix the road, part of Baker St is passable . “We’ve moved out of emergency recovery […]