Special Election in Lavonia Today

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia

Voters in Lavonia are going to the polls today to select a new city councilman for the Post 1 seat.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. and voters will cast their ballots at the Lavonia City Hall until 7 p.m. tonight.

Two local business people are vying for the seat that was left vacant in April by the passing of Don Canady.

Courtney Umbehant and Nora Chambers are vying for the seat on the Lavonia City Council.

Umbehant is the Managing Director for the Lavonia Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home.

He also serves as chair of the Lavonia Planning and Zoning Commission.

Meanwhile, Chambers is Vice President and Branch Manager at Athens First Bank & Trust in Lavonia.

She also serves as the Chair of the Lavonia Downtown Development Authority.

Again, voters in Lavonia will cast their ballots today at Lavonia City Hall until 7 p.m.