Author: MJ Kneiser

Law enforcement, EMT’s, first responders and firefighters are on the front lines of keeping the public safe. But the stress of seeing tragedy, sickness, and death on a regular basis can take its toll on emergency personnel and lead to depression, PTSD, and even suicide. That’s why Commissioner Eddie Wester wants the County to find ways to help them cope […]

A three-month investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Franklin County Sheriff’s office and drug dog Deputy K-9 Max, assisted the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office in the arrest of two men charged with trafficking methamphetamine. The arrests came Monday at a home on Horseshoe Bend in Maysville, in Jackson County. According to ARDEO spokesman Trent Hillsman, agents executed […]

Franklin Springs is putting the search for a new police chief on the back burner. At their regular City Council meeting Tuesday, Mayor Lee Moore said the Council has decided to wait for a time before searching for a new permanent Police Chief while the City personnel continues to heal from the death of Chief John Thomas. While the City […]

Hart County’s Habitat for Humanity is preparing for its annual Women Build Day but has had to change its plans on how to use a grant they recently received from Lowe’s Home Improvement. Lowe’s Home Improvement is the national Habitat for Humanity sponsor of Women Build. Last year, Habitat and Lowe’s sponsored the first International Women Build Week helping build […]

Tuesday, February 18, marked the start of the sixth week of the 2020 legislative session, a busy one from start to finish. We passed House Bill 792 on Wednesday, amending the state’s Fiscal Year 2020 (AFY 2020), and spent the remainder of the week moving various other key pieces of legislation across the aisle. In passing the House version of […]