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The City of Lavonia continues to work on plans to make some improvements to downtown area streets and sidewalks. At their work session last week, the city council discussed repaving the streets on the square and around the railroad tracks. According to city manager Gary Fesperman, the city will do the repaving in stages using SPLOST funds.  Another project that […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Utility bills for City Of Toccoa water customers who are not city residents will be going up, as will utility bills for Georgia customers of Toccoa Natural Gas. Monday, the Toccoa City Commission unanimously approved two rate hikes that will take effect with the start of a new fiscal year, july 1. Water rates […]

The Franklin County Health Department says they have no confirmation from the local hospital to reports of people getting sick after eating at the Lavonia Taco Bell. WLHR News was contacted by several people who said they knew of coworkers and friends who had eaten at the Taco Bell and later ended up sick and in the emergency room at […]

The old Lavonia High School is long gone, but some alumni are working to keep its memory alive by installing commemorative pavers on a stretch of sidewalk near the old campus.  “This is called the Lavonia Sidewalk Brick Project,” said Vivian Young, who is one of the coordinators. “Lavonia High School was in use from 1920 to 1964 when they […]

There are just two classes left in the free safety series by the Lavonia Police and the Lavonia Chamber of Commerce and so far, the classes have been a success. That’s according to Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle. “It’s just been going well,” he said. “We’ve had a number of people attending each week and we’ve been able to cover […]