Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County citizens will have a chance Saturday to hear firsthand from candidates running for County offices. The Franklin County Republican Party will hold a Political Forum this Saturday from 11:30a to 2:30p at the Franklin County High School cafeteria. 20 candidates are running in six contested races in Franklin County. Republican Party Chairwoman Angela Whidby said the public will […]

Local Election officials are concerned about the lag by the US Postal Service in the delivery of absentee paper ballots during the Presidential Preference Primary and whether it will affect future elections this year. In Franklin County, County Elections Supervisor Tracie Creason said 25 Franklin County voters reported to her office that they did not receive their absentee ballots in […]

No word yet on whether charges will be filed against a Hart County School Bus driver involved in an accident this week. According to Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post Trooper Colonel William Jordan, on Tuesday afternoon a school bus carrying children home crashed into a tree on Harbor Light Marina Road. Jordan said deputies with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, […]

If you’re considering a career in law enforcement, recruiters from the Georgia State Patrol Troop B will be on hand at Ed Murdock Superstore in Lavonia on Saturday from 10a to 2p. Bring the kids to see a GSP helicopter, motorcycle unit, and SWAT truck. You can also meet and speak with local troopers from the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell […]

This weekend is the kick-off to a series of Easter Egg hunts in Franklin and Hart counties. On Sunday, the City of Carnesville will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carnesville City Park. Children up to sixth grade can come out and hunt hundreds of eggs that will be hidden around the park. And of […]