Category: News

Georgia’s May unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3 percent while Georgia’s number of jobs continued to climb to an all-time high of 4.8 million. That is up 18,100 from April to May and up 244,100 over the year. Georgia’s unemployment rate was also slightly lower than the national May 2022 unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. State Labor Commissioner […]

Most who have backyard gardens in our area are already harvesting their corn, beans, tomatoes, and other garden goodies. And if you are planning to pack any of those for your pantry, the Franklin County Food Processing Center is now open. Located in the back of the historic Lavonia Cannery on Hartwell Road, the Food Processing Center is operated by […]

Once again, two Lavonia residents were victims of two different scams and in one case the victim lost $10,000. Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle said both happened this week and even after hosting two seminars on scams this spring, people are still being duped. “I’m making a public plea to everybody out there. I really went to great lengths to […]

Royston’s City Marshal and Animal Control officer has some information regarding an unusually high number of foxes seen in the area. Jared Hightower this week put out a fact sheet in response to the high number of calls he’s received regarding foxes seen out in the daytime hours. Normally, foxes are nocturnal and do most of their hunting at night. However, […]

The Lavonia Downtown Development Authority is hosting a fun day at the beach…sort of. On Saturday, it’s Beach Party in the Park from 11a to 3p at Lavonia City Park. DDA Executive Director Barbara Busby said it’s just a fun event for kids and parents. “We just wanted to bring the beach to the people who couldn’t go to the […]