Author: MJ Kneiser

The Hart County Board of Education has named its sole finalist for the job of Superintendent of Schools. At a called meeting Monday evening, the board named Jay Floyd as their single finalist. Interim superintendent Jennifer Carter said after reviewing applications and interviewing a number of excellent candidates, the Hart County Board of Education determined Floyd was the best applicant […]

Franklin County gets the community support it was looking for in its plan to raise property taxes. “The people I’ve talked with appreciate the work y’all have done” said local citizen Woody Woodward. “I’m real excited about the tax increase.” Well, you don’t hear that very often when it comes to raising taxes, but that has been the general response […]

A Franklin Springs City Councilman is one of three area men appointed to State boards by Governor Nathan Deal. Tom Wilson of Franklin Springs was recently appointed to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board. Wilson is retired as manager of the Vocational Rehabilitation Program for the Georgia Department of Labor, Athens Unit. Following his retirement, Wilson worked an additional five […]

More information on the rave party busted Friday night by Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies and a drug task force. In an updated press release issued late Tuesday, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said the party took place at a home on Stone Bridge Road in Lavonia. Thomas said over 50 underage teens were attending that party and as of Tuesday, […]

St. Mary’s Neurological Specialists team is expanding. The hospital has announced that neurologist Dr. John Edry is joining Drs. Angela McSwain and Robert Steadham in the Neurology Department at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens effective Aug. 1. Dr. Edry grew up in the Augusta area, attending Aquinas High School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Augusta State University, now part […]