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If you are a turkey hunter, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources wants to hear from you. They are currently conducting their annual post-season WRD Turkey Harvest Survey. The survey provides DNR staff with an estimate of turkey hunters and harvest each season, as well as regional harvest estimates and participation, hunter satisfaction ratings, and hunter opinion surveys. This survey […]

Weather permitting, Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will pace traffic on Interstate 85 on northbound and southbound lanes for continued work on the bridge replacement project on State Route 198 over Interstate 85. The construction partners will set new bridge beams during the traffic pacing. Traffic pacing requires the traffic speed to be temporarily reduced rather than completely stopped […]

A Bowersville man, charged with five counts including rape is out on bond but under house arrest. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s office, bond had initially been denied for 36-year old Jeremy Leonard Green in Hart County Magistrate Court. However, he was released June 24 on a $250,000 bond set by a Hart County Superior Court judge. However, that […]

This Saturday a special Community Pop Up Shop Day is being held on the lawn at the Spring St Gym in Lavonia and it’s for a good cause. According to organizer Gervonte Brown, the day commemorates the third anniversary of the Fannie Mae Simpson Foundation and its efforts to help students go to college. “What we’re doing is celebrating the […]

The start of the new school year is a month away but parents and schools are already starting to prepare for students’ return to the classroom. And the Lavonia Chamber of Commerce is also is asking the public to help students by donating school supplies. Chamber Director Julie Calhoun said the school supply drive began Tuesday and runs through the […]