Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County commissioners are heading into the new year with a better idea of where they are on some major projects. The board held a year-end work session on Friday at the Rocky Ford Recreation Center. County Commission Chair Thomas Bridges said a number of big issues were covered and he called the afternoon session productive. “It was a very […]

Two Hart County schools and Franklin County High School have been removed from a list of some 200 schools statewide that were deemed either Priority schools or Focus Schools. In 2012, as part of the waiver from No Child Left Behind, the Ga Department of Education was required to identify Priority Schools and Focus Schools. The schools were put on […]

Troops from the National Guard 876th Engineering Company based in Toccoa are returning home just in time for Christmas. The 876th Engineering Company deployed to Afghanistan during the late Spring and early Summer, receiving a send-off in Stephens County in May. Nearly 110 Guardsmen are expected to return tonight and this Christmas will mark the first Christmas in 13 years […]

CDC is collaborating with public health officials in several states and with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis) linked to commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples. Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness. The information CDC has at this time indicates that commercially produced, prepackaged caramel apples may be contaminated with […]