State Sen. Bo Hatchett has announced that the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands will hold its second meeting at Habersham EMC in Clarkesville Aug. 30 beginning at 10 a.m. 

The Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter is under a two-week quarantine due to the Parvo virus.

Waylon, a stray dog in the Carnesville community, chased a doggy daycare bus and ended up finding his forever home. He now gets to ride the bus to Keller Creek Board and Grooming with his new sister Nelli.

The Georgia Farm Bureau is accepting entries of dry Bermudagrass hay until Oct. 31 for its 2024 Quality Hay Contest.

Outdoors groups are asking boaters and floaters to visit a website to log what streams and rivers in Georgia are ‘navigable” in an effort to help state legislators.

Work is under way on a bridge replacement on Highway 59 in the middle of Carnesville. (Photo by Eavenson)

Lavonia Police officers, Georgia State Troopers and other law enforcement agencies responded last week to Ridgewood Hills Apartments to arrest a suspect wanted for firing a gun at Toccoa Police officers and carjacking a man’s truck in Stephens County. (Photos by Eavenson)

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital remains in network for patients with UnitedHealthcare (UHC) insurance.

The City of Royston is waiting to hear if Hart County commissioners will object to the annexation of property on Highway 29 (outlined in blue) just past the Royston bypass. (Photo from Hart County Tax Assessor’s website)