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A City Employee Appreciation Luncheon was hosted by the Lavonia Chamber of Commerce last Friday to recognize “the dedicated men and women who steadfastly serve the city. City employees enjoyed a meal catered by Lavonia Chick-fil-A as Hogan expressed thanks from the Chamber membership, officers and directors for the job they do every day. Hogan pointed out that although Lavonia’s […]

Eighty-four of Georgia’s 181 school districts were recognized for Farm to School excellence at the 5th Annual Golden Radish Awards at the Georgia Freight Depot. These districts served more than 1.3 million students a total of 109 million school meals with locally grown food items. They also taught more than 61,000 state standards-based lessons incorporating food and agriculture. The Golden […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health has released statistics from the first week of the official flu season in Georgia are in and the group reporting the highest number of flu-like cases came from children under the age of 4. According to reports released by the department, 796 children aged 4 and under showed flu-like symptoms the first week. Children […]

According to Sheriff Steve Thomas, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is working a death case that occurred this past Sunday morning in the Gumlog area. The victim is a white male and was struck by a vehicle. The driver left the scene of the accident. Thomas said the sheriff’s office did have a person of interest in the Franklin County […]

The city of Royston is moving forward with plans to ask residents to weigh in on two alcohol-related questions which will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot. Royston officials approved a resolution at their March meeting stating their intention of placing a referendum on the November ballot concerning the sale of liquor by the drink within city limits. The wording […]