Author: MJ Kneiser

Madison County is now a member of the North Georgia Narcotics Unit. Last month, the Madison County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to join the unit after a presentation by District Attorney Parks White, according to a report in the Madison County Journal. White told the Board the unit allows his office and local law enforcement to make great strides […]

Hart County High School teacher Mike Edwards has been selected to serve as a College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Reader. Each June, AP teachers and college faculty members from around the world gather in the United States to evaluate and score the free-response sections of AP Exams. AP Exam Readers are led by a Chief Reader, a college professor […]

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said I-85 NB at mile marker 168 is blocked due to a vehicle fire. More information as it becomes available.

Hart EMC is working on two major line improvement projects this summer and one is already underway. In Franklin County, crews have been working along Highway 328, the Gumlog Road, switching out power poles. Hart EMC spokesman Keith Brown says crews are upgrading the power lines to accommodate more customers. “We’re upgrading the due to growth in the area,” Brown […]

Franklin County is right on target financially in their 2016 budget. Last week County Manager Beth Thomas told the board of commissioners it’s time to begin work on their FY17 budget and gave the board members a suggested timeline for meetings and public hearings. “It’s that time of year to talk about budgets again. I’ve included in your packet a […]