Author: MJ Kneiser

The parents of a Hartwell woman who, they say, was the victim of years of sexual grooming by her gymnastics coach will be at the State Capitol today to witness Governor Brian Kemp sign HB993, which makes the grooming of a minor for sex a felony. Susan Cobb lost her daughter, Jennifer to suicide in 2021 after she had allegedly […]

A Hart County man has pled guilty to Exploitation of an Elder Person. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Tuesday that Lawrence Montgomery, Jr. has pleaded guilty to one felony count of Exploitation of an Elder Person in Hart County. According to case files, Montgomery placed his mother, Ruth Montgomery, under the care of Hartwell Health & Rehabilitation, becoming her […]

In observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital is lighting up in teal and working with Harmony House to call attention to the need to improve prevention and assist victims in our community. Harmony House is a non-profit organization offering specialized support to child abuse victims and adult survivors of sexual assault across the northern judicial […]

The Hart County 4-H in partnership with Dr. Matthew Keifer of Hartwell Animal Hospital will be holding a rabies clinic today and again on May 1 at the Beggs Farm Supply in Canon on the Royston Highway from 5:30p to 6:30p. This is a drive-through event but all dogs and cats must be either on a leash or in a […]

A homeless man decided to make himself at home in Lavonia – in someone else’s home. According to a Lavonia Police incident report, just after 6p Monday evening, officers responded to a report of a man breaking into an unoccupied home on the Hartwell Road near Peachtree St. When officers arrived a neighbor reported seeing a white male break into […]