Category: News

The Lavonia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a person of interest in reference to a number of autos being entered. One of the incidents which occurred on Sunday, June 7th at 11:30 p.m., was captured on video and photos from that video are provided with this release. The suspect fled in the vehicle shown. Anyone […]

For the first time in 30 years, the City of Lavonia will have a new mayor starting in January. While who that will be is still unknown, we do know that Mayor Ralph Owens has chosen to step down… at least half-way. Owens said he has seen a lot of change and a lot of progress in his 30 years […]

According to a report by The Elberton Star, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation continue to look into the death of a 2-year-old child who died Tuesday evening, but for now the incident has been classified as an accident. The body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy and the findings resulted […]

The City of Lavonia now has a second candidate who intends to run for city council – former Lavonia police officer Michael Schulman. Schulman lived in Bowersville for 18 years before moving to Lavonia in 2016. He worked for the Lavonia Police Department for 17 years. Schulman was shot in the line of duty in December 2016 along with fellow […]

The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce will be holding a different type of grand opening this Saturday. The “grand opening will take place at the gazebo park from 10-11 a.m. and will introduce Mariel Cartoon Production and Events. Cookie Monster will be at the event to hand out goodies and promote the business, which provides cartoon characters in costume to entertain […]