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Hart County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is throwing his hat into the ring for the job of Hartwell Mayor. Johnson is the first candidate for the mayor’s seat to officially announce his intention to run. Johnson has served as a county commissioner for District 3 for the past four years and cites that experience as laying…
Wednesday night’s severe thunderstorms that rolled through much of Northeast Georgia left the Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store in Lavonia with almost no roof and lots of flooding. The store on SR17 was closed Thursday so volunteers and employees could clean up the mess. Habitat was in the process of replacing the old tin and…
Georgia State Troopers are preparing for full patrols during the peak travel times this coming holiday weekend. The 78 hour Memorial Day holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at midnight on Memorial Day. Colonel Mark McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said troopers will be conducting road…
18-wheelers and other large trucks will no longer be able to drive through the City of Lavonia on city streets. This month, the Lavonia City Council heard the first reading of a new ordinance that will force large trucks to only use state routes when traveling through town. City manager Gary Fesperman said the new…
Just a reminder if you have been planning to donate items for the Franklin County Firefighters Association to take to Moore, Oklahoma, you have until 4:30p today to do so. Donations of items for victims of the tornado are being accepted at the Carnesville Fire Department through this afternoon. Nick Clark is a firefighter for…
Flags are flying at half staff in the City of Lavonia memory of longtime city councilman Carl David Whitworth. Whitworth died early Wednesday morning at his home on Bluebird Lane in Lavonia. Whitworth served as a city councilman in Lavonia from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 2003. “David had been with for…
What began as an effort by one Franklin County fire department to collect some supplies for those left homeless by Monday’s devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, has turned into a countywide movement. Donations of items for victims of the tornado are being accepted at the Carnesville Fire Department through Friday. Nick Clark is a firefighter…
An open house will be held this afternoon to celebrate the completion of the new Lavonia EMS station. Last fall, Franklin County commissioners voted to accept the offer of three-quarters of an acre of land on Gerrard Road in the Lavonia Industrial Park from the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority for the new station. Construction…
Franklin County Commissioners will hear from the public on June 3rd regarding their proposed fiscal 2014 Budget. The FY14 General Fund budget proposes $11.8 million in expenses and $11.7 million in anticipated revenue. Monday evening, the board of commissioners held their second budget work session where they heard from County Probate Judge Ken Eavenson, County…
By David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton The Elbert County School Board has parted ways with the Hawes Center Property. The board planned to try and sell the property during April’s regular meeting, and in the time from then until now, only one bid was received. That bid was from the Granite City Life Skill Foundation…
