Drive-through customers at the Chick-fil-A in Lavonia enjoyed a winter wonderland with Santa Thursday.

Winnie Lou Parten Patterson is the last living child of Bennett and Tersie Parten and celebrated her 94th birthday on Nov 28th.

Lavonia Elementary School will have a new traffic pattern when students return to school Jan. 4.

Author Vallorie Wood’s newest book, “Royston,” is a fictional story about a detective who joins the Royston Police Department and investigates a murder.

The 2023 fall valedictorians were George Nathan Perkins of Cornelia and Kaleigh Nichole Fowler of Bowersville.

Taking part in a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a planned Jarrett Foods Plant in Lavonia are (from left) Royston Mayor Keith Thurman, Franklin Springs Mayor Lee Moore, Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant, Jarrett Foods Plant Manager Johnny Willis, Jarrett President Terry Willis, CEO Heath Jarrett, CFO Toni Jarrett, Lavonia City Manager Charles Cawthon, Franklin County Commissioner Kyle Foster and Franklin County Industrial Building Authority Executive Director Tonya Powers.

Wayne Braswell and Lee Strickland were presented plaques to commemorate their service on the city council by Mayor Keith Turman.

Members of Lavonia Boy Scout Troop 51 and parents helped load boxes filled with food for holiday meals Saturday and delivered them to needy senior citizens and families in Franklin, Hart and Stephens counties. The boxes are part of the Brighter Holidays ministry each year that delivers food boxes at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Hundreds came out to line Highways 17 and 29 to watch floats, emergency vehicles, classic cars, Shriners and Santa Claus ride by while giving out candy and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

A committee of the Royston City Council will study whether or not to set a time limit on parking along Highway 17 in downtown.