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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Project will receive $1.4 million in federal funding for several projects on the South Carolina side. The monies are coming from two recently enacted federal laws totally $22.8-billion dollars, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA). Aaron Wahus is the Hartwell Project Manager. […]

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Banks County that happened early Tuesday morning. Natalie Ammons, Deputy Director of Public and Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the Banks County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Tuesday after a Henderson, NC man and a Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy were both […]

Because of several recent winter weather events, The Blood Connection said more than 1,100 units of blood were unable to be collected due to their centers being closed and their blood drives having to be canceled. Prior to that disruption, however, The Blood Connection was already struggling to fulfill 100% of orders from local hospitals caused by continued historically low […]

No foul play is suspected in the tragic death of a Canon couple found deceased in their home. Franklin County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Jimmy LeCroy tells WLHR News his office received a call on January 20 to investigate after relatives went to the home on Fowler St. to do a welfare check and discovered the bodies. The couple is identified […]

Franklin County Planning and Zoning Director Scott DeLozier continues to work on the County’s new zoning map. Last week, at the Board of Commission/Industrial Building Authority Joint meeting, DeLozier gave both groups a sneak peek at a preliminary map. DeLozier emphasized however, there’s still a lot of work to be done before the map is ready for the County Commissioners to […]