Author: MJ Kneiser

The Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post 52 officially welcomed its two newest troopers this week. They are troopers Justin Ray and Matthew Bradley joined the Post in April after graduating trooper school. Post Commander Al Whitworth said the two are from Hart and Franklin County respectively both have military backgrounds. Whitworth said Trooper Ray excelled in his classes at trooper […]

It’s springtime in Georgia and summer is right around the corner – the time for lazy days, for cookouts and for fun. It’s also the season for road construction. The Georgia Dept of Transportation projects work will be going on all summer on Interstates and State Routes across the state. G-DOT expects one of the busiest summer construction seasons Georgia […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains region dropped to 4.3 percent in April, down from 4.7 percent in March. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said the rate went down because the number of employed residents in the Georgia Mountain area went up. However, he said the labor force in our area has actually decreased, which he called troubling. It’s […]

Unicoi State Park introduces its new aerial adventure park. The first phase of the adventure park provides canopy tours via elevated bridges and zip lines near the lodge. There are nearly a dozen zip lines of different heights and lengths, that reach speeds of up to 20 to 30 miles per hour. Thomas Kerns, manager of the attraction at Unicoi, […]

Franklin County voters clearly want change on the Board of Education. Tuesday, voters ousted two long-time incumbents in favor of new blood. Board of Education Posts 1 and 2 were up for grabs. In the Post 1 race, incumbent Joe Greene, who also serves as the Board Chair, lost his bid for another term to challenger, Royston business owner Eric […]