Author: MJ Kneiser

Bringing more industry into Franklin County to ease the property tax burden and putting its bottom line back into the black were the main themes Tuesday evening for the four candidates vying for the Franklin County Commission Chair seat. Incumbent Chairman Thomas Bridges told a packed room at the Carnesville Community Center he wants to continue the work he started […]

The second of two political forums takes place tonight in Carnesville for Franklin County voters. The forum takes place tonight at 7p at the Carnesville Community Center. Tonight voters will be able to hear from candidates in key races including the Franklin County Sheriff’s office, the Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Superior Court Judge, and the State Senate District 50 […]

A South Carolina man is wanted in Georgia and his home state and now the Hart County and Oconee County, SC Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating him. According to an Oconee County, SC Sheriff’s office spokesman 52-year old Allen Don Richardson of Fair Play, SC is wanted by the Warrants Division on a Fugitive from […]

Four female University of Georgia students have been killed and another student critically injured in a car crash. It happened about 9p Wednesday in Oconee County, Georgia on Georgia SR15, just outside of Watkinsville. The Athens Banner-Herald reports Oconee County, Georgia Sheriff Scott Berry said two mid-sized sedans, one driving northbound and the other southbound, collided when one of the […]

Banks County Sheriff’s Office K9’s Kayno, Stryker, and Jack will be have some extra protection when they are out on patrol. Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed announced Wednesday, the three K-9 police officers will soon be wearing new bullet and stab proof protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. Officers Kayno, […]