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State gas tax suspension is now in effect at the pumpGeorgia's motor fuel tax is off through Oct. 29 under an order the governor signed Monday. Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Sept. 28 suspending Georgia's motor fuel excise tax. The suspension took effect Sept. 29 and runs through Oct. 29. The state tax is 33.3 cents a gallon on gasoline and 37.3 cents a gallon on diesel. The governor's office cited global market volatility and declared a state of emergency in order to make the suspension. The same order suspends state weight limits on commercial vehicles, which the office said is meant to hold down the cost of moving everyday goods. The order applies statewide, so it covers pumps in Lavonia and the rest of Franklin County. It suspends the state tax only and does not change federal fuel taxes. Source: Office of the Governor
Depot Farmers Market downtown7 to 11 a.m. · Lavonia Gazebo and the Depot
The Lavonia Depot Farmers Market lists Wednesday and Saturday mornings through a season it describes as April through October. The market page still describes the 2025 season, so confirm before you go. Confirm Lavonia-Carnegie Library open until 8 p.m.10 a.m. to 8 p.m. · 28 Hartwell Road
Wednesday is one of two long days at the branch. The library is closed Thursday and closed Saturday and Sunday.
Library closed ThursdayAll day · 28 Hartwell Road
The Lavonia-Carnegie Library is closed on Thursdays. It reopens Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Franklin County football at Hebron ChristianFriday, 7:30 p.m. · Dacula
The Lions go on the road after back to back losses. Franklin County is 3-2 overall and 0-1 in region play. Emmanuel volleyball hosts ChowanFriday, 7 p.m. · Franklin Springs
The Lions are 11-6 and come in off a sweep of Erskine. This is the only home college event in the county this weekend. Farmers market Saturday morningSaturday, 7 to 11 a.m. · Lavonia Gazebo and the Depot
The market lists live music on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. The page describes the 2025 season, so confirm before you go. Confirm
Washington · Sept. 29
Order directs federal services onto a single America.gov gatewayAn executive order signed Sept. 29 directs agencies to identify public facing federal services used by at least 100,000 people a year and connect them to a single America.gov site, with Login.gov sign in. The Office of Management and Budget has 90 days to issue guidance. The order says existing in person, phone, mail and agency websites remain available, and it excludes IRS tax filing and the Department of War and intelligence agencies. Washington · Sept. 29
Order renames artificial intelligence in federal documentsAn executive order signed Sept. 29 directs federal agencies to use the term Super Intelligence in place of artificial intelligence in correspondence, websites, reports and policy documents. It does not require changing regulations, prior presidential actions, contracts or grants already issued. Within 60 days the president's science adviser is to propose legislative language defining the term. The order states it creates no enforceable right or benefit.
County commissioners hold a public hearing and regular meetingMonday, Oct. 5, hearing 5:30 p.m. and meeting 6 p.m. · Carnesville
The county calendar lists a Board of Commissioners public hearing followed by the regular meeting. The subject of the hearing is not given in the calendar listing. Franklin County Schools fall breakMonday, Oct. 5 through Friday, Oct. 9
Schools are closed for fall break. A professional learning day follows on Monday, Oct. 12, which is also a student holiday. Board of Assessors meetingWednesday, Oct. 7 · Carnesville
The county calendar lists the meeting for Oct. 7 but shows it as an all day entry without a start time. Columbus Day holiday for county officesMonday, Oct. 12 · Carnesville
The county calendar lists Columbus Day as a holiday. Board of Education regular meetingTuesday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m. · 280 Busha Road, Carnesville
The school board's published calendar lists regular meetings for Oct. 13, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8. Gas tax suspension endsThursday, Oct. 29 · Statewide
The governor's order suspending the state motor fuel tax runs through Oct. 29. Trick-or-Treat at the GazeboSaturday, Oct. 31 · Downtown Lavonia
The downtown events list shows the event for Oct. 31. No start time is posted.
The county has not posted a new item to its news flash since late August. The most recent entries there are a Board of Equalization meeting notice and the courthouse roof repair closure that ended Sept. 8, with normal operations resumed. The City of Lavonia live feed has not been updated since Aug. 26, when the Gumlog area boil water advisory was lifted. The Lavonia Depot Farmers Market season is listed as running through October on the market page.
Where we could not look this morning. The Hartwell Lake level restrictions page returned an error both times it was tried, so there is no lake level or ramp closure update this morning. The Franklin County calendar page and the Franklin County Chamber calendar did not return event listings, so county dates here come from the county calendar feed. The Department of War releases page did not return content. The Emmanuel athletics news archive returned no headlines. The National Weather Service point forecast pages served stale cached data, so this morning's weather comes from the 6:35 a.m. Lavonia point forecast and the 6:35 a.m. zone forecast product, both issued Sept. 30.
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