Author: MJ Kneiser

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 17 Georgia counties as primary natural disaster areas due to last year’s severe drought. The Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the Farm Service Agency to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Primary Counties eligible to receive emergency credit include Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, […]

Franklin County Commissioners are expected to vote tonight on whether to approve the recommendation by Interim Franklin County Manager Terry Harris to hire Communications International to install a new 911 Communications System. Since last fall, the County has been searching for an affordable way to upgrade its Communications system, which is out of date, and had received proposals from three […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains Region remained unchanged in February at 2.6%. According to the Georgia Department of Labor, the labor force was up 2,522 over-the-month. Additionally, the number of employed was up 2,525 over-the-month. Initial claims for unemployment were down 23% in February for a total over the year total of 827 workers still looking for jobs. […]

A practice parachute jump to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Band of Brothers 506th Infantry Paratroopers jumping into Normandy at the end of World War II went a bit wrong for three parachute jumpers Thursday. All this week, veterans and others planning to participate in the Currahee to Normandy Mission have been in Toccoa at Camp Toccoa training to […]

The Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted a Martin man on one count of Felony Murder and one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. According to the indictment on May 8, 2023, 53-year-old Julius Scott Dorsey caused the death of 40-year-old Lisa Milligan who died after he allegedly furnished her with methamphetamine. Milligan died after consuming the meth, according to the […]