Author: MJ Kneiser

Pilgrim’s Pride Poultry producers is recalling over 40-thousand pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products they say may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the fully cooked chicken nugget products were produced on Oct. 5, 2015. T They were shipped in 20-lb. cardboard boxes containing two, 10-lb. clear plastic […]

The Franklin County Grand Jury is asking to meet with the Franklin County Board of Commissioners sometime within the next 45 days to discuss a number of what they believe are urgent issues. The Grand Jury met last week and submitted a list of recommendations. At the top of the Grand Jury’s list is the hiring of an additional investigator […]

A Demorest man who led Franklin and Stephens County authorities on a high-speed chase in February through two counties has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury. Alton Lee Davidson faces multiple charges in three counties, but in Franklin County he has been indicted on eight different counts, including fleeing and attempting to elude, aggravated assault on a peace […]

Former Congressman Paul Broun’s chief of staff has been charged with using congressional funds to pay a campaign consultant. The Associated Press reports the Justice Department on Wednesday announced the eight-count indictment of 45-year-old David G. Bowser of Arlington, Virginia. Prosecutors allege that Bowser hired a campaign consultant, Brett O’Donnell, and paid him nearly $44,000 in congressional funds. A well-known […]

The Oconee Heart and Vascular Center will soon have new offices in Lavonia. St. Mary’s Healthcare announced Wednesday, the Center is moving its Northeast Georgia office from Toccoa to St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia. St. Mary’s Healthcare spokesman Mark Ralston says the move is a practical one. “Because it serves Franklin, Hart and Stephens County, they want to […]