Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County will begin working to make changes to how they support the Hart/Franklin County Airport Authority. At their meeting Monday, the Board of Commissioners approved the plan suggested last week by Commission Jason Macomson. Currently, Franklin County staff helps the Airport Authority with their bookkeeping and financial records. Monday, the Board approved Macomson’s suggestion to switch to an annual […]

In honor of Veterans Day, 9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins’ Gainesville office is partnering with the University of North Georgia to invite veterans to share their stories as part of the Veterans History Project. The Veterans History Project is an archive at the Library of Congress that preserves narratives of veterans’ service through oral history interviews and documents such […]

Two North Carolina men are behind bars in Franklin County on multiple drug charges Their arrests came Monday evening at 8p on I-85, according to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas. Thomas said a black BMW was pulled over at mile marker 173 northbound for failure to maintain lane and broken tail light. “During the traffic stop, a K-9 was deployed […]

In a case made by the Georgia State Patrol, Keven Barnes pleaded guilty this week in Franklin County Superior Court to Fleeing and Attempting to Elude Law Enforcement Officers, as well multiple misdemeanor offenses, and received a substantial prison sentence by Chief Judge Jeffery Malcom. On March 4, 2017 the Georgia State Patrol was alerted to a vehicle speeding, weaving […]

LAVONIA RACES: Final Mayor:  Harold Harbin: 95 votes Courtney Umbehant: 349 votes Post 1 City Council:  Michael Schulman (Unopposed): 391 votes Post 3 City Council:  Eddie Floyd (I): 292 votes Mary Lou Jackson: 138 votes Post 4 City Council:  Ralph Owens: 110 votes Andrew Murphy: 335 votes   CANON CITY COUNCIL: Final Bobby Locke (I): 60 votes Wayne Sanders (I): […]