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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.

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.

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Outdoors groups tout website to map ‘navigable’ waterways

News Staff
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Georgia legislators meeting later this year to solve the prickly issue of which streams in the state should be open to the public for recreation will have another tool to inform the debate thanks to a coalition of outdoor recreation organizations.

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FCHS grad named a top UGA alum

News Staff
Thursday, July 25, 2024
From staff reports   Franklin County native Amber Kaye Morgan has been recognized on the University of Georgia Alumni Associations’ 40 Under 40 list. The list “celebrates young alumni leading the pack in their industries and communities.
Work is under way on a bridge replacement on Highway 59 in the middle of Carnesville. (Photo by Eavenson)

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

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Engineers rate Georgia ‘C+’ in infrastructure

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024
By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA – The condition of Georgia’s infrastructure received a decidedly mediocre grade of “C+” recently in a report released by the Georgia section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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)

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)

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Toccoa suspect arrested at Lavonia apartment complex

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024
By Michael O’Hearn and J. Todd Truelove The Toccoa Record   LAVONIA – A manhunt that began July 1 after a man opened fire on Toccoa officers ended some 24 hours later in Lavonia. Lavonia Police captured Montavious Cantrell Winkfield, 37, of Toccoa,  July 2.
St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital remains in network for patients with UnitedHealthcare (UHC) insurance.

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

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Sacred Heart still in United Health network

News Staff
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
LAVONIA – St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital remains in network for patients with UnitedHealthcare (UHC) insurance even though St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens and some other components of St. Mary’s Health Care System are now out of network as the system works to negotiate a new agreement with UHC. St.
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)

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)

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Royston waits to see if Hart County will object to annexation

News Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Shane Scoggins Publisher   ROYSTON – The City of Royston is waiting on Hart County Commissioners to decide whether they wish to object to Royston’s annexation of five acres of property on Highway 29.
Participants and staff members of the Franklin County Senior Center traveled June 19 to the Hart County Senior Center for a joint Hawaiian-style luau.

Participants and staff members of the Franklin County Senior Center traveled June 19 to the Hart County Senior Center for a joint Hawaiian-style luau.

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Seniors hold luau with Hart County counterparts

News Staff
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Participants and staff members of the Franklin County Senior Center traveled June 19 to the Hart County Senior Center for a joint Hawaiian-style luau.
A member of the genus Cipangopaludina, Chinese/Japanese Mystery Snails have been found in multiple waterbodies within Georgia, now including Lake Lanier. 

A member of the genus Cipangopaludina, Chinese/Japanese Mystery Snails have been found in multiple waterbodies within Georgia, now including Lake Lanier. 

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Invasive snail species found in Northeast Georgia lake

News Staff
Thursday, June 20, 2024
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) urges anglers and boaters to be aware and help prevent further spread of an invasive mystery snail recently discovered in Lake Lanier.
The Joe Olds Band

The Joe Olds Band

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Royston to host Freedom Celebration 24 concert July 6

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The City of Royston, in partnership with Georgia Legends Concert of Royston, will host a Freedom Celebration 24 on July 6 at the Royston Amphitheater.  Freedom Celebration 24 will feature top Nashville talent, headlined by T. Graham Brown, and local talent as well.