Author: Daniel Brown

The Labor Day weekend road fatalities count is out, and the numbers are tied with last year.  The Georgia Department of Safety reports a total of 20 people died during the travel period with the Georgia State Patrol investigating 13 fatalities and local agencies reporting 7 fatalities.  Two of the deaths occurred in the GSP Hartwell Post 52.  On Saturday […]

Part of what allows an EMT to effectively do their job is having good working equipment.  At the recent Franklin County Commissioners work session, County Manager Terry Harris reported that county EMS technicians have been having a lot of problems with some of their cardiac monitors. The monitors are Phillips Tempus Pro models and were purchased in 2021 for about […]

Time to get out and run for a good cause.  For the second year in a row, the Franklin County 4-H will hold its annual 5K Run/Walk. Sept. 7.  The run takes place September 7, and there’s a change of venue.  It was originally set to take place at the Franklin County Ag Center near the High School, but it […]

The North Georgia Technical College Alumni Association is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Outstanding Alumni Awards.  Categories for nominations include Young Alumni, Career Achievement, Bridge Builder, and Hall of Fame, and criteria for each award can be found online at northgatech.edu/foundation/alumni. Alumni can be nominated in more than one category, and nomination forms will be accepted until Sept. 16. […]

A South Carolina man is issued hefty bond after a domestic situation that led to him getting shot.  According to Chief Investigator with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Chris Carroll, on Sunday night around 11:30, deputies responded to a call on Royston Highway 29 near Frank Crook Road.  Upon arrival, officers learned that the man had been shot and a […]