Author: MJ Kneiser

Like St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve, Cinco de Mayo in America is a holiday often celebrated with alcoholic beverages. However, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is warning Georgia motorists that if they don’t arrange for a sober driver, fiesta time will become jail time. GOHS’ law enforcement partners statewide will be enforcing Georgia’s zero tolerance impaired driving […]

Four people are in custody in Franklin County after being caught with a stolen vehicle from South Carolina. It happened Tuesday morning in Lavonia at the Super 8 Motel, according to Lavonia Assistant Police Chief Matt London. “We received a call from an insurance company in reference to a stolen vehicle out of Anderson,” London said. “A description was given […]

Post 52 of the Georgia State Patrol will have to let the County know what equipment they need. Monday night, Franklin County Commissioners approved and then rescinded their approval of a gift of laser equipment to the Hartwell Post of the Georgia State Patrol. That after County Manager Beth Thomas requested the County be proactive and make the Post a […]

Georgia College students will not be able to carry guns on campus. On Tuesday, Governor Nathan Deal vetoed a bill that would have allowed concealed handguns on college campuses. Deal offered a lengthy, written veto message, citing legal precedents and even harking back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1824, and their stance opposing guns on the University of […]