Category: News

Building on the success of last year’s first Jeep Fest, the Lavonia Chamber of Commerce is now gearing up for its second annual Jeep Fest event. This year’s Jeep Fest will take place in downtown Lavonia on Saturday, June 8th from 9a to 4p and Jeep fans from across our area are encouraged to come together in downtown Lavonia and […]

District 2 Public Health has announced the schedule for the Countywide Rabies Clinic in May. On Tuesday, District 2 Public Health spokesman Bobby Ward said the annual Franklin County $5 rabies vaccine clinics will take place Saturday, May 4 at locations around the County. Keeping your pets up to date on their rabies vaccination will prevent them from acquiring the […]

An Elbert County man is one of more than a dozen suspects arrested during a dog fighting bust in South Carolina. According to a report on Fox Carolina, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division or SLED, rescued two dogs from an active dog fight taking place last Saturday near Columbia, SC. The dogs were taken to an emergency veterinarian for […]

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 […]