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The Lavonia City Council and Mayor Courtney Umbehant have named their candidate for the new Lavonia Police Chief. At a special called session Friday afternoon the City Council voted to hire Chief Shane Edmisten as the new Chief. Edminsten is currently the Chief of Police in Douglas, Georgia. “I think Chief Edmisten will be an asset, will bring a lot […]

Emmanuel College President Dr. Ron White has announced his retirement. White made the announcement to faculty and staff in a meeting last Thursday. Dr. White completes 31 years of service to Emmanuel College this year, the last nine as president. “Serving as president has been the greatest honor in my life,” said Dr. White. “I am extremely grateful for the […]

Franklin County Honor Graduates gathered Friday morning for a special Honors Breakfast at the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Technical College. The annual Honors Breakfast is sponsored every year by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Included in the number of Honor Seniors were this year’s STAR student Levi Thomas and the teacher he selected as his STAR Teacher, Kenny […]

City of Lavonia officials and members of the Lavonia Pilot Club will dedicate the new playground equipment designed for special needs kids and adults this evening. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 6p at Lavonia City Park. Fundraising began in earnest in 2021 by the Pilot Club to raise $50,000 to help fund the playground equipment, and a check […]

The Franklin County Little League Challenger Baseball team has postponed their first game of the season. The game was to have taken place Saturday in Canon but the City does not yet have the ball fields ready. Team Manager Sharleen Thomas said however they will be taking pictures at 11a Saturday at the Rocky Ford Recreation Center. Their first game […]