Category: News

Many New Year’s Eve revelers will be out on Lake Hartwell or at home tonight ringing in 2022 with fireworks.   That’s why Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging people to use extreme caution to avoid fires and severe injuries when using fireworks this New Year’s Eve.   King tells WLHR News each year in the […]

So what do you do with that sweater you got for Christmas that’s three sizes too big or that bottle of cologne you just hate?    Holiday returns aren’t always easy!    And we don’t mean the part where you explain to your mother why you returned the sweater she gave you.    Stores are not legally required to accept […]

Now that Christmas is over you might be ready to take down that real Christmas tree.   As they do every year at this time, the  Hartwell Lake Office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun accepting natural Christmas trees  for recycling and will continue to accept them through January 26.   Jess Fleming is the Corps’ Natural […]

Lavonia Police along with all Franklin County and Hart County law enforcement are asking the public,mainly children, to be on the lookout for a male subject expected to be in the area Friday night. 911 Disptach reports the Subject is known as Kris Kringle AKA Santa Claus AKA Saint Nick. Subject may be flying rooftop to rooftop leaving toys behind. […]

Lavonia Mainstreet has announced the winner of their downtown Christmas storefront contest. On Wednesday, Lavonia Welcome Center Director Barbara Busby announced the winner is Wildflower Salon & Boutique for their Grinch window. They collected $373 in donations for the Hart & Franklin Adoptive & Foster Parents Association. Coming in at a close 2nd and 3rd places were Caliente Tanning ($340) […]