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Fall Festival Fills Downtown Lavonia on SaturdaySweet Tea and Falling Leaves runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the forecast calls for rain. The Lavonia Fall Festival, which the Downtown Development Authority calls the Sweet Tea and Falling Leaves Festival, is set for Saturday, September 26, in downtown Lavonia. WLHR lists the hours as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The DDA does not post start and end times on its own festival page. The DDA describes the day as hundreds of vendors with handmade crafts, food, live entertainment and family activities, and says vendor applications are closed for this year. It does not publish a street closure map, a parking plan or a stage schedule, so those details are not available from the sources checked. The National Weather Service forecast for Saturday is a chance of showers in the morning, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11 a.m., with a high near 88 and an 80 percent chance of rain. The DDA has posted no rain date or weather policy.
Low Country Boil in Hartwell5:30 to 7:30 p.m. · Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hartwell
The 18th annual Tony Hilton Low Country Boil is listed for this evening. Ticket and admission details are not given in the listing. Lavonia library closed ThursdaysAll day · Lavonia-Carnegie Library
The branch posts no Thursday hours. It reopens Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The library's program calendar could not be read this morning.
Lions host Stephens County in region opener7:30 p.m. · Franklin County High School, Carnesville
Franklin County returns home to face the Stephens County Indians. MaxPreps marks it as a region game. Cut A Block in Royston5 to 9 p.m. · Royston
A downtown Royston event listed for Friday evening. No venue address or program detail is given in the listing.
Lavonia Fall FestivalSaturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. · Downtown Lavonia
See the lead item above. Hundreds of vendors, food and live entertainment, with rain likely for much of the day. Depot Farmers MarketSaturday, 7 to 11 a.m. · Lavonia Gazebo and the Depot
The market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays April through October. The DDA page notes the market sets up at the gazebo and in front of the depot on festival days, so Saturday's location may differ from usual. Confirm Danielsville Fall FestivalSaturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. · Danielsville
A second area fall festival the same day, in Madison County. Remnant Toccoa Car ShowSaturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. · 3 Mize Road, Toccoa
Listed for Saturday in Stephens County. Wrong Window at the Elbert TheatreFriday through Sunday · Elbert Theatre, Elberton
Performances are listed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Curtain times are not given in the listing.
Nothing rose to the level of the wire this morning.
County commissioners work sessionTuesday, September 29, 6 p.m. · Carnesville
The Board of Commissioners work session is the only item on the county calendar for the coming week. The calendar listing gives no street address. School board work sessionThursday, October 1, 6 p.m.
The Franklin County Board of Education holds a work session. The board's regular meeting follows on October 13 at 6 p.m. The September 8 regular meeting was cancelled. Fall break for Franklin County SchoolsOctober 5 through 9
Schools are closed for fall break. October 12 is listed as a professional learning day and student holiday, so students return Tuesday, October 13. Hartwell Helps Expo and area eventsSaturday, October 3
The Hartwell Helps Expo runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bell Family YMCA. A Danielsville car show and the Hart County Botanical Gardens concert series are listed the same day. Trick-or-Treat at the GazeboSaturday, October 31 · Downtown Lavonia
The DDA lists the event but posts no time. Farmers market season winds downWednesdays and Saturdays through October
The Depot Farmers Market runs 7 to 11 a.m. April through October. The DDA has not posted a final market date for the season.
Still posted on the county news flash: applications are open for appointment to the Board of Equalization; a convenience center price change took effect this summer; and the county has posted an AED reporting link under the Mason Sells Act. The courthouse roof closure that ran August 31 to September 8 has ended. The City of Lavonia live feed carries no posts since a boil water advisory was lifted for the Gumlog area on August 26. The Sheriff's Office continues to point residents to CodeRed alert signup for emergency notifications.
Where we could not look this morning. The Hartwell Lake level and restrictions page returned a 403 error on both attempts, so no current lake level or ramp restrictions are reported. The Savannah District news release page loaded but showed nothing newer than December 2025. The Franklin County Chamber calendar returned a January 2026 view with no fall listings. The Lavonia-Carnegie Library program calendar could not be read. The City of Lavonia site posts no 2026 agenda page and no announcements since August. The county calendar returned only one upcoming item. Emmanuel's women's soccer and volleyball schedule pages had not posted results or next opponents past this week.
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