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It’s a long way from Thanksgiving but the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says it’s time to talk turkey. Georgia’s turkey hunting season opens on private land this Saturday., April 1, and on public lands, including Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and National Forest land, on Saturday, April 8. Turkey season ends statewide on May 15, 2023, according to the Georgia […]

By State Representative Alan Powell, HD 33 On Monday, March 20, the Georgia House of Representatives reconvened under the Gold Dome for the last full week of the 2023 legislative session. The end of the session is quickly approaching, and we will reach Legislative Day 40, also known as “Sine Die,” on March 29. While some might assume our official […]

Lavonia’s incoming Chief of Police is scheduled to be sworn in early Wednesday at the Lavonia Employee Breakfast. At the City Council meeting earlier this month, the Council and Mayor Courtney Umbehant named Shane Edmisten as the new Chief to succeed former Chief Bruce Carlisle who retired last November. Edminsten is coming to Lavonia from his most recent post as […]

The Lavonia-Carnegie Library’s ‘Carnegie Color Crawl’ takes place on this Saturday, April 1, at 10:00 AM. Maggie R. West, Branch Manager of the Franklin Co. Libraries says this is a fun run or walk to raise money for charity and for this year’s Summer Reading Program. April is CDH Awareness Month and West said that is the charity they chose […]

Emmanuel College has recently announced a number of new initiatives aimed at helping high school grads wanting to enroll there to pay for their tuition. Now the College has another new program but this time for adults who want to return to the classroom in the fall. According to spokesperson Ashley Westbrook, it’s called the Community Grant program and it’s […]