Author: MJ Kneiser

The City of Hartwell and Hart County have come to an agreement regarding a proposed massive new development at the edge of town. The final agreement between the two governments comes with concessions on the part of Hartwell City fathers. Last fall, Hartwell filed an annexation request with the County of 270 acres between Fairview Avenue and Liberty Hill Road […]

Franklin County Commission Chair Jeff Jacques says the County is doing its due diligence over a plan initiated by the City of Carnesville to buy its water and sewer system. The County has been in talks with the City of Carnesville about purchasing its water and sewer system after being approached by Mayor Harris Little. WLHR News has learned the […]

Motorists traveling to and from Franklin and Banks Counties on GA Highway 59 now have a smoother and safer ride. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the new bridge over the Hudson River is open. Additionally, a roundabout just inside Banks County on 59 is also finished and open. Construction on the replacement bridge began on January 7, 2022 […]

Police on Monday identified the two passengers injured in the single-vehicle car crash that killed a University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy early Sunday, just hours after the team celebrated its national championship victory. The two injured passengers in the crash have been identified as Georgia offensive lineman Warren McClendon, 21, and Victoria Bowles, […]

The GBI has arrested a Jackson County man on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of children. GBI spokeswoman Natalie Ammons said on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Patrick John Agnew, age 58, of Jackson County, GA, was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. […]