Author: MJ Kneiser

A man who posed as a homeless veteran with his dog last month has been arrested in Lavonia. In July, volunteers with Hart County Animal Rescue were taken in by a man who said he was homeless and had left his dog tied up to a park bench in the hopes someone would help it. Group founder Judy Partain and […]

The Lavonia City Council has approved the rezoning and annexation of five acres on Highway 59 near Tiger Tail Road for the construction of a new townhome community. The building site is situated between downtown Lavonia and St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital, just to the south of Interstate 85.  The property at 6919 Highway 59 is owned by Craig and […]

The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter has announced they will reopen next week after a forced quarantine due to an outbreak of parvovirus in a litter of puppies. On May 17, Shelter Director Tammi Jourdenais announced the shelter had to close for two weeks because of a litter of puppies that were turned in and had parvo. The Shelter was due […]

Visitation will be held this afternoon and Monday at Whitlock Mortuary in Toccoa for Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Captain Stan Elrod. The family will receive friends from 3p to 6p Sunday and from 2p to 6p Monday at the mortuary. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2p in Toccoa at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center […]

Habersham County businessman and County Commission Chair Stacy Hall has conceded the race for the Republican nomination for the 50th District State Senate race to Habersham attorney Bo Hatchett. In a press release issued Monday night, Hall thanked all who worked on his campaign and wished Hatchett well. “Earlier this evening I called to congratulate Bo Hatchett on his victory […]

The LakeHouse Tavern in Lavonia lies in ruins after a fire destroyed the restaurant Saturday. David Rudolph lives directly across from the restaurant on Rock Springs Road. He told sister station WLHR he was playing golf when Saturday morning his wife called him about 9:30a to say the popular eatery was on fire. “She said it looked like it started […]

U.S. Representative Doug Collins, along with four other U.S, Representatives from Georgia and two more from the Carolinas are demanding a more thorough explanatio on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to raise dock and facility permits. On June 6, 2019, the Corps announced the implementation of a revised real estate administrative fee schedule for dock and land-based facility […]

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia has announced he is resigning his post at the end of the year, citing health issues. Governor Brian Kemp will name a successor to fill Isakson’s seat. In a letter to Constituents Wednesday, Isakson said, “After much prayer and consultation with my family and my doctors, I have made the very tough decision to leave […]

Multiple charges of gang activity have been added to charges against three people connected to a Toccoa murder and an aggravated assault. On Monday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that the August 2018 murder of Keshon Joel Green and the July 2018 shooting of 18-year old Spencer Reason were associated with criminal gang activity. In a press release, GBI […]

A Toccoa man is facing multiple charges in connection with an assault at a home in Franklin County. “The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into an early morning assault that occurred on Williams Bridge Road in Toccoa, in Franklin County,” said Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas. “Around 1 O’ clock a.m., Franklin County 911 dispatched Officers to […]