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Lavonia City fathers are taking into consideration some safety suggestions by Downtown Development Authority member and Lavonia dentist Dr. Dale Stone. Dr. Stone is a new member of the Lavonia Downtown Development Authority and brought before the City Council and Mayor Monday evening some ideas for making walking in the downtown area safer. As an avid walker in the evenings, […]

WorkSource Georgia Mountains is continuing its effort to help those impacted by the pandemic find temporary work. WorkSource Georgia is funded by the National Dislocated Worker Grant a federal grant designed to help people who lost their jobs or were temporarily laid off due to the pandemic find temporary jobs. Nikki McPherson is the On-the-Job Training Coordinator with WorkSource Georgia […]

A new Dollar Tree is coming to Lavonia. At their City Council meeting Monday, City Manager Charles Cawthon said the store will be located on Augusta Road. “A new Dollar Tree is proposed. We have the plans on it to be located on the corner of Burton St. and Augusta Road. Plans have been submitted and construction should begin in […]

Ninth District Opportunity continues to schedule appointments for cooling help for seniors, and those who are medically homebound. The Cooling Help program is available for households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons. One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible […]

Pilgrim’s Pride has resubmitted its application for a conditional use permit along with two rezoning requests to build a $70-million rendering plant on acreage on Highway 320 and I-85 in Carnesville. The move was made Tuesday afternoon just prior to a called Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday evening in which commissioners voted unanimously to enact a moratorium on any new […]