Local News

Walton EMC Beginning $6 Million Refund

Most Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) customer-owners will soon receive a nice refund. The cooperative’s board of directors has approved the return of another $6 million capital credit refund. The latest refund brings the total returned by the co-op to $99,571,000.

Judine Lynch

Getting to know Certified Home Care of Georgia

My name is Judine Lynch, and I have been providing care and staffing since 1987. Each month I will provide information on home care and resources available to people of all ages with constraints and the frail older population. I am not a scientist, nor a mathematician or can I claim to know it all, but I will work my hardest to get vital information to share with readers.

Mike and Terri Emery visiting staff and friends at I.T. Montgomery Elementary in Mound Bayou, Miss.

Community effort to bring supplies to low-income school in Mississippi

It started with a van, then a U-Haul full of school supplies — and then a bus full of high school students and a school willing to donate books, electronics and do anything they could to make a difference for the small, low-income elementary school in Mound Bayou, Miss.
There’s no doubt that the project Mike and Terri Emery started three years ago, when they made the first trek to the Miss. Delta, has grown.

Deck the Hall

Giant Snow Slide in Duluth

Duluth – Start the holiday season off right in Duluth with the annual Deck the Hall event on Duluth Town Green. Enjoy music by DJ Rob, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, a GIANT snow slide and playground, train ride and more!

Lawrenceville to consider adoption of 2040 Comprehensive Plan

Plan outlines strategic vision for the City, Creates framework for long-term growth

Lawrenceville’s Mayor and Council will consider the adoption of the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan at a public hearing scheduled for Monday evening, December 3, at 7pm. The 2040 Plan is a federal mandate of all local communities and serves to outline the strategic direction of the City and establish a framework for long-term, sustainable growth patterns.