Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Board of Education will meet next week for a leadership meeting and one of the topics on their agenda for discussion will be whether to revise the current COVID mitigation plan. On August 23, when the school system again began tracking COVID numbers, over 700 students were quarantined at home for possible exposure to COVID-19, and 62 […]

Just a reminder that voters will have an opportunity Saturday to cast an early ballot in the Franklin and Hart County municipal races and the Franklin County alcohol referendums. Advance voting in Franklin County for the cities of Lavonia, Canon, and Carnesville takes place at the Franklin County Board of Elections office on the Royston Highway in Carnesville from 9a […]

If you missed the drive-thru flu clinic in Royston Thursday in Franklin County, you have two more chances this month. District 2 Public Health wants to make getting a flu vaccine easier for county residents by providing fast and easy flu shots while they remain seated in their cars. Every year since 2007, the district has provided an opportunity to […]

The wait is almost over for hunters. Georgia’s deer firearms season opens Saturday and continues through Jan. 9, 2022 statewide. Regulated deer hunting ensures that Georgia’s deer population continues to be healthy and strong. Over one million acres of public hunting land is available to hunters in Georgia, including more than 100 state-operated wildlife management areas. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement […]

Not only are gas prices soaring to levels not seen since the 2008 recession, retail food prices continue to rise at an unusually rapid rate, much faster than in previous years and that has analysts concerned. So what does that mean for you, the average consumer, when you go to the grocery store? According to the USDA, the Consumer Price […]