Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County is still looking to fill seats on several county boards. At the Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting last week, County Manager Terry Harris announced three board appointments. There were two openings on the Family and Children Services Board and last week, the Board of Commissioners approved the appointments of Angela Whidby and Peggy Berryman. Also approved last week, […]

If you have not yet filed your 2023 income tax return you have until midnight next Monday to do so. And as that deadline gets closer you may find yourself in a rush to get a tax preparer to do your taxes for you. But the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for unscrupulous tax […]

The Franklin County Industrial Building Authority is looking into the best way to get sewer to two large parcels off Exit 160. The first property is 180 acres that surround the Flying J truck stop on Old Federal Highway and is currently owned by an Athens group looking to market the property to industrial prospects. The other property is across […]

  The Hart County Humane Society’s 16th annual Dam Dog Walk at the Big Oaks Recreation Area in Hartwell takes place Saturday from 10a to 2p. Humane Society President, Donna Madkiff, said this is an opportunity for the public to help them raise money to help sick and injured animals they take in. During this year’s Dam Dog Walk, as […]

  The Friends of the Lavonia-Carnegie Library are hosting their 2nd Annual Carnegie Color Crawl on Saturday, beginning at noon. April is CDH Awareness Month, and CDH stands for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Branch Manager of the Franklin Co. Libraries Maggie West says half of the money raised will go to CDH research. West said everyone is welcome to participate in the […]