Author: MJ Kneiser

  Franklin County District Attorney, Northern Judicial Circuit: (Includes Hart, Franklin, Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe Counties.) Parks White (I): 2171 votes or 68.59% Richard Campbell: 994 votes or 31.41% Superior Court Judge, Northern Judicial Circuit: (Includes Hart, Franklin, Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe Counties.) R. Chris Phelps (I): 2003 votes or 61.63% Jim Carmichael: 1247 votes or 38.37% State Senate 50th District: John Wilkinson (R) (I): 2154 […]

Franklin County Sheriff: Incumbent Steve Thomas: 2034 votes or 61.99% Tim Hill: 1247 votes or 38.01% Franklin County Commission Chair: Incumbent Thomas Bridges: 1774 votes or 54.91% Nicholas Clark: 406 votes or 12.57% Sharon Anne Powell: 279 votes or 8.64% David Strickland: 772 votes or 23.89% Franklin County Commissioner for District 1: Incumbent Robert Franklin: 1849 votes 58.27% Angela Whidby: 631 votes or 19.89% Mark Barrett: […]

A high-speed chase through Banks, Franklin and Madison Counties is over and a suspect is under arrest after an hours-long stand off overnight. According to Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin it started about 9p Monday night when Banks County Dispatch received a report of a shooting in the area of Carson Road and Highway 326. “Banks County 911 […]

It is the General Primary Election, Nonpartisan General Election,  today in Georgia and polls are open until 7p this evening. Voters in Franklin and Hart counties are deciding on a host of local, state, and federal races. In Franklin County, voters will have five local races to decide, including Franklin County Commission Chair, County Sheriff, County Commission District 1 and two […]

One of the more hotly contested races voters in Franklin Hart, Elbert, Madison and Oglethorpe Counties are deciding on today is for District Attorney for the Northern Judicial Circuit. Incumbent DA Parks White is being challenged by Elbert County defense attorney Richard Campbell. In a recent political forum in Franklin County, White said he wants to continue the work his office […]