Category: News

Plans are in the works for this year’s 30th annual Polar Bear Plunge and Winter Festival. It’s coming up Saturday, March 7 from 10a to 5p at the Gum Branch Mega Ramp in Hartwell. Sponsored by Purina and the Northeast Georgia Council on Domestic Violence, money raised from the plunge and fest goes towards helping women, their children, and even […]

If you’re a college student interested in meteorology or a related science, you should check out the National Weather Service’s summer in-person student volunteer program at the Greenville-Spartanburg office. It’s a part-time summer volunteer position intended for current undergraduate or graduate students in meteorology or a related science field who may be interested in a career in meteorology. The program […]

A Lavonia woman is one of nine suspects indicted in a title fraud scheme that spanned multiple counties in North Georgia, according to a report in NowGeorgia.com. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit initiated the case in June 2025 after learning of fraud committed by Brandy Marie Pitts, 46, of Lavonia, and Susan Faye Palencia, 61, of Homer. […]

A Madison County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted in December of Aggravated Sexual Battery and Aggravated Child Molestation. On January 13, Superior Court Judge Harvey Wasserman sentenced 53-year-old Jason Edward Vaughn to life without parole in Madison County Superior Court. Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said before Vaughn’s trial, […]

A reminder for City of Lavonia residents and stakeholders about tonight’s Community Vision Input Public Meeting. The meeting takes place at 6 p.m. at Lavonia City Hall, and all citizens and stakeholders are invited. City Manager Robert Ogburn announced the meeting at this month’s Lavonia City Council meeting. Ogburn said the meeting is an opportunity to provide input, share priorities, and […]