Category: News

Acting School Superintendent Chuck Colquitt said he decided not to be considered for the School Superintendent’s position. In an email to faculty and staff just before Christmas and obtained by WLHR News, Colquitt said he asked the Board of Education not to consider him for the job of Superintendent. He thanked everyone for their support and hard work as he […]

Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and this evening a special service will be held at Fairview Missionary Baptist Church in Lavonia beginning at 7p. The special guest speaker is Dr. Shawn Rivers with special music by the Lavonia Church of God Youth Choir. Fairview Missionary Baptist Church is located at 12360 Jones St. In Lavonia. And this […]

State Board of Education member Martha Zoller will hold a public hearing for citizens in the 9th Congressional District on Thursday, January 19, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the White County Board of Education, 136 Warriors Path, Cleveland, GA 30528. In addition to being on the State Board of Education, is a conservative columnist, media personality, author, and former […]

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted accredited status to St. Mary’s Breast Health Center. “With this accreditation, our breast health center becomes the first and only dual-accredited breast center in the region,” said Dr. Kathleen Jeffery, breast surgeon and the center’s medical director. In addition […]

While the special election for the District 4 Franklin County Commission seat has been called off, the citizens of Lavonia were to have had a special election of their own on whether to allow the Sunday sale of alcohol. On Thursday, Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant said they have decided to push the referendum to the November election. “Because of the […]