The Banks County Board of Commissioners rolled back the millage rate to 8.419 when it met on Aug. 4. That is a decrease over the 8.533 rate for the past year.
Sandy Broyles, RN and Community Health Educator, with Piedmont Healthcare, was the guest speaker last week at a meeting of the Banks County Rotary Club.
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The Banks County Board of Commissioners approved requests at its Aug. 11 meeting for an event space business, deer processing facility and poultry farm.
Keith Gardiner won the District 4 seat on the Banks County Board of Commissioners in the run-off election Tuesday.
Plans to locate a recovery center for women with drug and alcohol addiction in Lula was recommended for approval by the Banks County Planning Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Banks County Bo…
Maysville city leaders are taking a look at a well that hasn’t been used for 12 years as a possible water source for the city.
COMMERCE - Ira Everest Worley, 76, Commerce, died Tuesday, Aug…
BRASELTON - Brenda Elaine Reynolds, 73, Braselton, died Saturd…
ALTO - Cecil Tony Callahan, 78, Alto, passed away on Monday, A…
BOWMAN - Glyn Michael Seigler, 61, Beaver Run, Bowman, passed …
Joseph Michael "Joey"Costyn, 39, died and went to be with God …
Billy Gathright, 74, departed his earthly life Friday, August …
After a long anticipated wait for school to resume, the Lady Leopard softball team finally began their season this week. With a rain cancellation forcing Monday’s game (Aug. 10) to be cancelled, Coach Cronic and 2020 seniors, Madison Cronic and Katie Gooch, had some time to reflect on the up…
Two local drivers were Saturday (Aug. 8) winners at the Atlanta Dragway.
Ready to get into the woods for some hunting? Squirrel hunting season provides the first opportunity of the year, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources D…
Levi Morris, a 9-year-old motocross racer from Homer, will compete the upcoming Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn…
With uncertainty surrounding sports in 2020, the Banks County football team is learning to just enjoy the moment as summer workouts continue.
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- Birth announcement: Andi Rae Brown
- LEWIS: Take time to make memories with the ones you love
- Letter to Editor: Piedmont Regional CEO addresses questions of hospital capacity
- Incidents reported to sheriff's office
- BOC rolls back millage rate to 8.419
- BOC approves zoning issues
- Gardiner wins District 4 BOC seat
- Drug recover center recommended for approval by Banks County Planning Commission
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A woman, in her 60s, was injured in this one-vehicle wreck on Highway 164 at Wilson Bridge Road in Commerce. Banks County Fire/EMS was called to the wreck on Aug. 3. The driver reportedly left the roadway and struck a tree before overturning. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and was ext…
Incidents reported recently to the Banks County Sheriff’s Office include the following:
A Homer home was destroyed in a fire on Monday, Aug. 10. The residents were at home but no one was injured. The Homer Fire Department, Banks County Fire/EMS and Lee Arrendale Correctional Inst…
A motorcycle accident victim was transported to an area hospital by helicopter. On August 07, Banks County Fire/EMS responded to 1840 Bennett Road, Homer, on a reported accident involving a mo…
The Banks County Sheriff's Office charged 15 people last week, including the following:
Regis Philbin, who died last week at the age 88, was remembered Friday on the morning show that he started in 1983 and retired from in 2011.
Dear Editor: Starting in 1917, the descendants of Isaac Chandler of Banks County, Georgia, have held a reunion for family and friends each year on the first Sunday in August.
My mother and I are once again on the road stopping at farm markets, both large and small to purchase local produce, as well as jams and jellies and honey, and get a stamp in our passport from…
Commander Joe Ruttar of the American Legion Post 56 in Jefferson, last week, presented a $1,000 donation check, on behalf of the Post, to the Fisher House at Fort a Gordon, Augusta. Fisher House is a place where family members of military men and women receiving treatment at base hospitals, …
Justin Brown and Kelsey Thomas Brown announce the birth of a daughter, Andi Rae Brown, on Thursday, July 30.
Chuck Toney, executive director of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, (center) was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Banks County Rotary Club. He shared that there has been a 40 pe…
The Banks Adult Learning Center is now enrolling new and returning students for fall semester.
Catch five different bass species and you have a Georgia Bass Slam! This program recognizes anglers with the knowledge and skill to catch different species of bass in a variety of habitats acr…
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Zeek Brown, Cameron Scarlett Barnett and Vada Bowden are pictured with David Cassiano, their tacher from fourth grade, his last class to graduate the year he retired.
Banks County 4-H Member Jordan Pritchett competed at Georgia 4-H State Congress July 22-23, 2020 through a virtual format due to the Covid pandemic. Pritchett competed in the Veterinary Scienc…
Lorin Andrews had a big smile as she graduated from Banks County High School on Saturday, July 18.
Danielle Stephens gave the salutatorian address at the Banks County High School commencement ceremony on Saturday, July 18.
Lanier Technical College has announced its plans for conducting classes when the 2020 Fall Semester begins on August 17.
If I just had one more chance to stop by her house. If I could only call him, or sit on the porch swing and talk.
I played softball for many years, and I loved every minute of it. As I grew up I’d find myself in the stands rather than on the field. While sitting in the stands, oh how I wanted to be a part…
The Mt. Carmel Baptist Church monthly brotherhood breakfast and fellowship meeting will be at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, August 9.
Teamwork is so important in life. It’s important at home, in the workplace, and in God’s Kingdom. It’s working together, effectively and efficiently, to achieve a goal. I always try to instill…
What do you want to be when you grow up? That was one question people used to ask me again and again. At that point in my life I would always think about my career. I wanted to live in the cit…
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