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Preparations are underway for the third annual Martin Spring festival coming up Saturday. Once again, the Martin Community Group is sponsoring and organizing the festival. The festival will also include a blood drive and numerous children’s activities. Proceeds from the Martin Spring Festival benefit the Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Toccoa-Stephens County and the Swift Multipurpose Center. Times for the […]

Traffic  on SR17 in Lavonia was backed up for a time this morning due to a wreck in the northbound land. It happened about 5:40a at the intersection of Grogan St and SR17 in front of the fountain and Lavonia Police Station involving an SUV and pick up truck. Both drivers complained of minor injuries.  No word yet on how […]

Motorists who routinely travel through downtown Lavonia may need to do a little extra planning beginning next week . That’s when some major road repaving will begin.  According to city manager Gary Fesperman, work will  likely be going on throughout the summer months. “These paving projects will happen on and off during the summertime,” he said. “There will be some […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa A Carnesville man is one of two people facing charges in connection with a burglary over last weekend in Stephens County. Authorities say it happened last Saturday.  According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, deputies responded to an Oak Valley Road residence whose owner was out of town. “A family member actually drove by […]

Short but productive could be one way to describe this week’s regular Hart County Board of Commission meeting. The entire meeting lasted just over seven minutes, but  several items were considered and voted upon. Among them, the board voted to accept a reimbursement from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division in the amount of $33,260. “This is […]