Author: MJ Kneiser

Tri-County Chevrolet in Royston is offering a $10,000 reward for the return of two stolen vehicles. Royston Police along with Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to locate a 1956 Black and Chrome Chevy Belair and a 2015 Orange Dodge Challenger with a black racing stripe. Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman said the cars were taken […]

Authorities in Franklin County are not sure if the theft of the two cars from Tri-County Chevrolet are connected to a string of burglaries in the Royston area. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, a number of burglaries took place over the Christmas holiday weekend. The Franklin County Sheriff’s department is working several burglaries from over the weekend in […]

A Gumlog man will be spending the New Year behind bars after authorities in Franklin County discovered a large cache of drugs in his home. The arrest came December 17th after a search warrant was issued for the home of John Archie Morman. “Deputies, long with agents from the Georgia Probation officers visited and searched the home of Morman,” said […]

One of the biggest stories of 2015 year was the sale of Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center to St. Mary’s Healthcare System of Athens. In February, St. Mary’s officials announced they had signed a letter of intent to purchase the struggling hospital in Lavonia. In May, Ty Cobb Healthcare officials and St. Mary’s Healthcare officials held a public hearing at […]

As the sale of Ty Cobb Regional to St. Mary’s progressed, Franklin County began preparing for how they were going to pay the outstanding hospital bond debt. In late 2014, Ty Cobb Healthcare announced it could no longer afford to make the twice yearly bond payments of $311,000 each, leaving the County holding the bag. In May, Jim Pannell, of […]