Author: MJ Kneiser

Qualifying got underway Monday for the May General Election/Primary and as expected candidates have already been signing up. Voters are deciding on 11 County races in both Franklin and Hart counties. As of 5p Monday in Franklin most of the incumbents for County offices had qualified. But so far, there are three contested races. BOC 1 Chris Phillips Tim Crunkleton […]

The Friends of the Lavonia-Carnegie Library are hosting their 2nd Annual Carnegie Color Crawl on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at noon. However, registration ends this week. April is CDH Awareness Month, and CDH, or Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Branch Manager of the Franklin Co. Libraries Maggie West says half of the money raised will go to CDH research. West said everyone is […]

By Jessica Waters, WNEG Toccoa More election issues in Stephens County. This time voters who requested absentee ballots are complaining they have not received them and Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle said some of those ballots had been returned to his office by the Toccoa Post Office as undeliverable even though the name and address of the voter who requested the […]

For parents of high school students, SAT and ACT scores are a huge deal. With college admissions and scholarships on the line, paying for tutors and test prep materials may be worth the price. But watch out for con artists eager to take advantage of this. Scammers – with access to kids’ names and school information – are tricking parents […]

The third and final week of Advance Voting begins today ahead of the Presidential Preference Primary on March 12. As of Friday afternoon in Franklin County, 474 people had cast early ballots according to Elections Supervisor Tracie Creason. In Hart County, Election Supervisor Robin Webb said 749 people at opted to vote early so far. The second and final Saturday […]