Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County’s Board of Education takes another step forward in their search for a new school superintendent. Current Superintendent Dr. Ruth O’Dell is retiring at the end of this school year. On Sunday, the Board met for a called session at the law offices of Doug Kidd in downtown Lavonia. Board Chair Joe Greene said the meeting was an executive […]

Franklin County Commissioners have a number of items on their agenda when they meet this evening for their April meeting. Among them, the board will find out if anyone is interested in purchasing some land the County has for sale. At their work session last week, County Manager Beth Thomas said the parcel in question has been on the County’s […]

North Georgia Technical College is offering scholarships to qualified students and grants to middle and high schools under the new Go Build Georgia High Demand Career Scholarships Program. Launched by Governor Nathan Deal in 2012, Go Build Georgia is the state’s skilled trade initiative, designed to educate students about career opportunities in manufacturing, telecommunications, film, logistics, construction, and energy. The […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County is looking to fill the post of E-911 and Emergency Management Agency Director. Current E-911/EMA Director Denny Folsom has turned in his resignation, according to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers. She said that the resignation letter did not state a reason. Ayers said that Folsom’s last day will be next Friday, April […]

In Habersham County, inspectors from the State Fire Marshall’s office will be in Clarkesville today to try and determine the cause of a fire that destroyed part of a downtown shopping complex. It happened just before midnight Saturday night at the Walls Stripmall on Washington St, according to fire officials. When firefighters arrived, they found one end of the complex […]