Author: MJ Kneiser

City of Royston officials are calling the City’s first ever Spring Festival and annual Classic Car Show Saturday a big success. The festival and classic car show were sponsored by the Royston Downtown development Authority. DDA board chair Ryan Swaills says the event got off to a great start with plenty of participants. “We have about 70 cars this year. […]

A missing Banks County teen has been found safe. 16-year old Wade Stewart Bolton was reported missing by the Banks County Sheriff’s office Friday evening. Sheriff Carlton Speed said the teen had left his home on Carson Segars Road in Maysville with his father’s Glock 21. Bolton was believed to have been traveling to Florida with some unidentified females. A […]

Two local high school students are the winners of this year’s Law Day Essay Contest. They are Samantha Kincaid, who graduated this year fromt Madison County High School. Kincaid received a $500 scholarship. Second place went to Eric Whitmire, who graduated this year from Franklin County High School and received a $200 scholarship. The contest is sponsored each year by […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today confirmed that the first shipment of U.S. beef recently arrived in South Africa following the reopening of the South African market earlier this year. “The arrival of U.S. beef in South Africa represents another important milestone in efforts by USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to regain access to this […]