The Maysville Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at 4 Homer Street to receive public comment on the application of Peter McCaffrey.
Preserving the agriculture beauty of Banks County, while bringing in more commercial projects and a balance of industrial development is the advice long-time economic developer Rope Roberts gave county officials Tuesday night.
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The Town of Homer Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Town Hall on Thursday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. to receive public comments on the application of William and Amanda Bedford for…
The owner of Maximum Powersports is going to have to get approval of a conditional use permit in order to offer dirt bike training on his property.
The Banks County Board of Education discussed at a Monday meeting afternoon possible uses of the $5.4 million in CARES money the school system will receive.
It’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget time in Lula. At the work session on Monday, June 14, the City of Lula council discussed the public hearing on the budget set for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 21, at city hall.
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Softball coaches Kim Carithers and Dylan Charles hosted a softball camp this past week. The camp had 24 participants ranging in ages six to 11. Coach Carithers is showing Coley Kate Evans the fundamentasl of pitching.
Construction has started on the T-ball/Soccer Complex portion of Windmill Park. This new construction will turn the current Field 5 into four t-ball fields and dedicated space for soccer field…
Softball coaches Kim Carithers and Dylan Charles hosted a softball camp this past week. The camp had 24 participants ranging in ages six to 11.
The Banks County High School baseball team started its summer season with many new faces, including a new head coach, Derrick Davis. With the former head coach, Peyton Hart taking on the new r…
Lady Leopard basketball wasted no time after the mandatory GHSA dead week and played its first scrimmage game this past week.
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- BUFFINGTON: Single-family detached houses under fire
- Vickers Family to be at StonePath Church
- LEWIS; Take advantage of every day
- Maysville Planning Board to meet June 28 on zoning request
- VBS planned at StonePath Church June 26
- Banks County girl collects 55 boxes cake mix for food bank
- County leaders meet to look at 'strategic plan for the future'
- Homer Planning Commission to meet June 24
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- Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black running for U.S. Senate
- Maysville home destroyed in fire
- Maximum Powersports owner to seek conditional use permit to offer dirt bike training
- Vickers Family to be at StonePath Church
- Fireworks planned in Homer July 4
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Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that Shawn Harkness, 44, was arrested on charges of first degree arson.
The Banks County Sheriff's Office charged 33 people last week, including the following:
The Banks County Sheriff's Office received $232,358 from the Law Enforcement Training Grant Program.
A fire was reported at this resident on Russ Ramsey Road, Maysville, on May 30. Banks County Fire/EMS and the Lee Arrendale Correctional Institute Fire Department responded to a reported struc…
If you think current zoning issues are controversial, just wait.
Recently. I spent some time with my cousin, Elaine, and both our families were there. As I fellowshipped with her grands, it reminded me that time flies! One of her “babies” is heading to coll…
Vaccines for Covid have become the new whipping boy in American politics.
There's a small farm in Commerce near the Banks County line that is almost picture-perfect. The house is well-kept, mature foundation plants abound and all the barns and outbuildings are in gr…
Greetings from under the Gold Dome. Although the legislative session concluded April 1, we continued our work with the Governor’s office in hopes of getting our bills signed into law. Per Geor…
The National Active and Retired Federation Employees Association (NARFE), Toccoa/Northeast Georgia Chapter 1818 held its May meeting at the X-Factor Grill in downtown Toccoa. Sheila Payne, GEHA representative, was the guest speaker and she provided information on diet and nutrition in additi…
Molly Willard collected 55 boxes of cake mix, 36 boxes of frosting and 3 candles to donate to the Banks County Food Bank.
Magician/Ventriloquist Keith Karnok was featured at the Maysville Public Library on June 8.
Banks County Troop and Pack 106 had two participants and one staffer for Wood Badge this year.
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New student registration at Banks County High School is offered online. Go to the Banks County Schools website at www.banks.k12.ga.us/online-student-registration.html.
The Rotary Club of Banks County announced that Banks County High School senior Madison Rose Dacus has been awarded the second annual “Brother Jim McLendon Rotary Scholarship.”
Six Banks County residents graduated from the University of North Georgia during the spring 2021 commencement ceremony.
The Vickers Family will perform at StonePath Church at 7 p.m. on June 25. Dugar Strickland will be the host.
StonePath Church will hold Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 26.
Baptist Tabernacle, located at 3231 U.S. Hwy. 441, Commerce, will hold revival at 6:30 p.m. June 21-23 with special singers and speakers each night.
Chris Heath, member of Gillsville Baptist Church, (left) was the speaker at the recent meeting of the Mt. Carmel Brotherhood breakfast. He is shown with Zach Watson, pastor of Mt. Carmel Bapti…
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Lula, will host Vacation Bible School June 21-23 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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