Author: MJ Kneiser

If you are going to vote today, Franklin County election supervisor Gina Chappalear says there are a couple of things you need to remember as you go to the polls. First, she says make sure you have a valid photo ID with you when you go to the polls. “Make sure you have a valid photo ID with you when […]

Plans to renovate Royston’s historic train depot are temporarily stopped. The City is gearing up to do the first phase of a multi-phase renovation on the depot. City Manager Ed Andrews says the City is still waiting to receive bids on labor. “We’re waiting on bids for labor,” he said. “The City and the USDA have come to terms as […]

Change is coming this Summer to the leadership at North Georgia Technical College. Dr. Gail Thaxton has announced that she will retire from her post as President of North Georgia Technical College effective August 1. Thaxton has served at North Georgia Technical College since 2012 when she moved to Habersham County from Waycross, where she served as president of Okefenokee […]

Just a reminder there is no early voting today. Early voting ended Friday for Tuesday’s Primary and General Election. Voting was brisk, but not heavy during the advance voting periord, according to Hart and Franklin County Elections Supervisors. Franklin County Election Supervisor Gina Chappalear said over 800 voters cast early ballots over the past three weeks and about 150 returned […]

Four suspects, accused of burglaries in multiple Northeast Georgia counties, are now behind bars in Madison County. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s office Facebook page, 18-year old Christian Seth Deese, 28-year old Leon Dewayne McKenzie, 19-year old James Ryan Holley, all of Elberton, along with 18-year old Zackery Dannen Wade, of Bowman were arrested at a home in Danielsville […]