Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Board of Education continues its research into the benefits of the school system switching to a charter system. According to the National Charter Resource Center website, a charter school is a public school that is independently run. It receives greater flexibility over operations in exchange for increased performance accountability. At their work session last week, the Board […]

The Hart County American Legion Post 109 is once again putting together an effort to lay memorial wreaths on the graves of every fallen veteran in the county. It’s part of a national effort called Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization that coordinates wreath­-laying ceremonies at more than 1,600 locations across the United States, at sea […]

Tickets go on sale January 2nd for the Franklin Community Players’ Broadway Showcase at the Lavonia Cultural Center. Broadway Showcase is scheduled for one performance only, Friday, January 10, 2020 at 7 p. FCP President, Amy L. Burns tells WLHR News the performance will benefit the Franklin Community Players’ upcoming production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, coming to […]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kittrich Corporation, operating as Avenger Products LLC, for exposing employees to amputation, fire, and electrical hazards at the company’s Gainesville, Georgia, facility. The pesticide and agricultural chemical manufacturer faces $90,801 in penalties. OSHA cited the employer for a number of violations, including not following lockout/tagout safety procedures […]

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is holding a special called meeting this evening to discuss the GRP biofuel plant on Highway 198 in Carnesville. In an agenda received by WLHR News, no specific issue is listed to be discussed, but we have learned the meeting was called by Commissioner Eddie Wester. Residents living near the plant have been at […]