Author: MJ Kneiser

Local leaders from three counties are working together to come up with ideas and ways to attract more tourism to our region. Franklin, Hart, and Stephens County leadership sat down Tuesday for the third meeting of the Regional Tourism Roundtable at the Lavonia train depot. Two previous meetings were held last August and November. Hosted by Archway Partnership, Franklin County […]

A Franklin County High School student is one of the SkillsUSA region winners awarded numerous welding supplies from the North Georgia Tech’s welding program. The first, second and third place winners received a total of more than $6200 in welding supplies donated by Patterson Pump, The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Safety Plus Inc., Lincoln Electric, Miller Electric, IMI, […]

The House Appropriations Committee in the Georgia House of Representatives has thrown out most of the $200-million dollars in cuts to this year’s State budget, ordered by Governor Brian Kemp. After taking a week off to hear from the heads of State agencies on how those cuts would affect their departments, on Tuesday, the committee voted to approve a revised […]

Motorists in Hart County will want to be aware of ongoing road work on State Route 8. Georgia DOT will continue working to repair a storm drain under State Route 8/US 29 this week. Crews will shift traffic between Wal-Mart Drive and Ulyanovsk Drive in order to remove the damaged pipe and replace it. Daily work hours will have no […]

The 2020 General Session is again underway, ending eight days of deliberation in appropriations meetings to determine how to effectively tackle the enormous task of balancing the 2020 supplemental budget, while also protecting the vital programs and services they provide to Georgia citizens. State agency heads advised legislators on how their programs would be affected, and whether proposed changes would […]