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WLHR has just received an alert to be on the lookout (BOLO) for a white female with brown hair wearing a pink pullover and driving a maroon vehicle. This person is wanted in connection with a robbery at Pinnacle Bank in Elbert County. Anyone with information should dial 9-1-1.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Georgia State Patrol, the Georgia Department of Corrections and other agencies are currently in a manhunt for a suspect in a case involving a stolen vehicle out of South Carolina. Authorities are searching for 42-year-old Jesse Logan Waters, a white male last seen with a torn white t-shirt and dark colored shorts. […]

The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism Division has released the 2018 state culinary guide, Georgia Eats. The fourth annual digest-sized guide features the wildly popular “100 Plates Locals Love” list, as well as 10 flavor tours that showcase inspiring dining options, a gallery of the state’s most Instagrammable foods, unique festivals, delectable recipes from a few of Georgia’s celebrated […]

On September 8, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal announced a law enforcement reform package which included salary increases of twenty percent for state law enforcement officers, effective January 1, 2017. As a follow-up, on May 24, 2017, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle announced the Compensation of Police and Sheriffs (COPS) Task Force to partner with local governments and law enforcement agencies to […]

The annual Spring Festival in Lavonia is this weekend, and while it may not be that evident to most attendees, there will be a friendly competition going on with a couple of the vendors. The Power of Hope, a non-profit group raising money for cancer patients and their families in this area, will have a sort-of Battle of the Sexes […]