Author: MJ Kneiser

The City of Toccoa has its budget in place for Fiscal Year 2016. Toccoa City Commissioners unanimously approved the budget for next fiscal year at their meeting Monday. Toccoa’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget totals just under $36.2 million and includes no change in the millage rate for city property owners and no change in utility rates for city water and […]

If you’re looking for things to do this weekend, there’s a lot going on. In Franklin County, the City of Lavonia is hosting a living history tour on Sunday at historic Burgess City Cemetery. Members of the Lavonia Historic Preservation Society will dress in period costume and offer visitors a look into Lavonia’s past and those who helped found the […]

Perhaps adopting a puppy or kitten has been on your mind. Many people wait until school is out or almost out so their family can have the summer to bond with their new furry family member. Then you will want to head up to the Anderson Petsmart Saturday for their weekend adop-a-thon. Beginning today, representatives from a number of area […]

A longtime prominent attorney in Carnesville has died. Pat Milford passed away Wednesday at his home on Cross Roads Lane. Milford lived most of his life in Franklin County where he was born and graduated with honors from Franklin County High School. After receiving his law degree from the University of Georgia Law School, Milford passed the bar in 1959 […]

The City of Royston and the Royston Downtown Development Authority are celebrating National Nursing Home Week. Royston Mayor David Jordan read a City proclamation Tuesday at the Brown Health and Rehab Center in Royston honoring all those who live in a skilled nursing facility. Sponsored nationally by the American Health Care Association, this year’s theme is “Bring on the Fiesta,” […]