Category: News

Two White County men have been charged with the sexual exploitation of children. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit, the arrests came last Thursday after an intensive multi-agency investigation. The investigations began after the GBI received independent and unrelated cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving the possession and/or […]

The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the tragic death of a little girl over the weekend, killed when her house caught fire. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s office, it happened about 11:30p Saturday night at home in Hoschton on Skelton Rd. Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum said in a press release, a caller to 911 told dispatchers […]

The Franklin Springs City Council has voted to annex and rezone two large pieces of property in the hopes of attracting new business and industry. At their meeting last Thursday evening, the City Council voted first to annex 146 acres on Highway 145/US29 into the city limits.  Later, they voted to zone the property industrial. The Council also voted to rezone […]

Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day. Currently, FFA has more than700,000 student members as part of 8,600 local FFA chapters in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and the organization is supported by 8 million+ alumni members. Suggested events […]

The Lavonia Chamber of Commerce announced its annual award winners at their annual Chamber Banquet last week. The banquet was held Thursday evening at the Lavonia Train Depot. Chamber Director Julie Calhoun tells WLHR News the following businesses and individuals received awards: Raina Troxell – Excellence in Business Morgan’s Hardware  – Oldest Downtown Business Lavonia Food Pantry – Non-profit of […]