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The Lavonia Farmers’ Market is sponsoring an EGGStravaganza on Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. – noon. Local egg producers will be on hand to sell their eggs and will also be available to talk about their chickens and the eggs they lay. Additionally, there will also be the usual variety of homegrown and homemade products available for sale from local growers […]

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has confirmed four tornadoes  touched down in Georgia Tuesday – two tornado touchdowns were confirmed in Northeast Georgia as tropical depression Fred passed over our area. Lauren Reese with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City said Thursday the first was in Madison County where an EF1 with 100 mph winds touched down. […]

Hartwell MAYOR: Brandon Johnson (I), Jadrickus Patterson CITY COUNCIL: Bonnie Clark, Wintravious “Tray” Hill, Dan Leard, Cynthia Wilkins – (I) Arthur Craft is not running Tray Hicks (I), RC Oglesby Patrick Guarnella (I), Robert “Bobby” Compton, Richard Sheller Bowersville:  Felicia Brown and Cindy Hensley are not running. POST 2 to succeed Felicia Brown: Jan C. Dean POST 3 to succeed […]

Royston:  POST 1: Kenneth Roach (I), Fletcher Hodges POST 3: Matthew Fields (I) unopposed POST 5: David Pressley, Wesley Fricks, Darryl Ayers Mayor:   Keith Turman, unopposed. Mayor David Jordan is not running. Lavonia:  POST 1: Michael Schulman (I), Michelle Whitworth POST 2: Jeremy Madden, unopposed. Incumbent David Howell is not running. Canon: Annie Wallace, (I) Mayor, unopposed. Dale Garner (I), […]

Royston City Councilman Keith Turman has resigned his seat on the City Council to run for Mayor.  Mayor David Jordan did not qualify. He is retiring and expressed his support for Turman. Turman made the announcement at their regular meeting Tuesday evening, telling the mayor and council that after serving as a councilman for 22 years it’s the right time […]