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Hart County’s Board of Commissioners has approved the millage rate for 2010. At their regular meeting last week, the board of commissioners approved a 2010 rate of 4.762 mils.  County administrator Jon Caime said the 2010 assessment will now be sent to the State Department of Revenue for approval. “Once they give us their nod that they’re comfortable with it […]

A Lavonia woman is one of 28 adult technical college students in Georgia recently honored by the Technical College System of Georgia for exceptional accomplishments and outstanding participation in the state’s adult education program. North Georgia Technical College student Kelly Johnson of Lavonia was among those who reached the finalist stage. Johnson is a student at the Currahee Campus and […]

Just hours now before your 2012 Federal and State income taxes are due and the IRS is tax cheats it may be harder to get by with it this year. According to a recent study by the National Taxpayer Advocate large clusters of potential tax cheats in five major  metropolitan areas, including the metro Atlanta area.  The IRS uses the […]

An Easley, SC man who fell from his boat Sunday on Lake Keowee drowned. Oconee County coroner Karl Addis said late Monday morning that an autopsy found  no traumatic injuries on the body of 35-year old Charles David Keeney and no preexisting medical conditions were found to have caused him to have a seizure as reported by the witness.   Family […]

An Elbert County man is behind bars charged with dozens of counts after being caught with a cache of stolen weapons. The arrest came after two search warrants were carried out by the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office on Gin Branch Road in Elberton last week. Sheriff Melvin Andrews  said during the search of the homes, a total of forty-two firearms […]