New Restaurant Soon to Open at the Southern Oaks In in Lavonia

A new restaurant will soon open at the Southern Oaks Inn in Lavonia.

At Monday’s Lavonia City Council meeting the council voted to approve a license to sell beer and wine at the new restaurant that will be called Circa1918.

Ron Stockton, owner of Lavonia on My Mind, LLC owns the Southern Oaks Inn.

The building has undergone some incarnations over the years from a private residence when it was built, to a retirement home, a bed and breakfast, and a wedding venue.

Now Stockton said the plan is to turn it back into a restaurant featuring authentic southern cuisine.

Behind the original mansion is another building of motel-like rooms.

Stockton said they eventually plan to turn that back into a bed and breakfast and wedding venue.

Stockton said he’s not sure how soon the Circa1918 restaurant will open but he said he’s opening within the next couple of weeks.

The Southern Oaks Inn is located at the corner of Jones and Baker Sts. across from Lavonia First United Methodist Church.