Author: MJ Kneiser

With temperatures expected to get down into the teens overnight tonight, Hart EMC crews will be ready if power goes out in the region. According to the National Weather Service in Greenville Spartanburg, temperatures tonight in the Franklin/Hart county area are expected to dip down to around 18 degrees. Hart EMC Spokeswoman Angie Brown says their crews are already prepared […]

The Royston City Council and Mayor are also holding a work session this evening at Royston City Hall. The Council and Mayor expect to hear from department heads on planned and future projects for 2024 as well as from the City Manager. Among the topics for discussion include a status update from Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman as well as […]

Northern Judicial Circuit DA Parks White is praising the work of the Madison County Sheriff’s office for putting the wife of a convicted child molester behind bars. According to a report in the Athens Banner-Herald, a former resident of Madison County was ordered last Tuesday to spend 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty in Madison County Superior Court […]

The search continues for a suspect involved in a “shots fired” incident in the Royston/Franklin Springs area Saturday night. According to Royston Police Chief Donnie Boleman, it started with the suspect, identified as 19-year-old Dalton Bell allegedly stealing a vehicle. From there, Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said it continued at the home of Bell’s girlfriend. “On Saturday, January 13, […]

According to Corporal William Jordan with the Georgia State Patrol Post 52 in Hartwell, it happened about 7p Friday night on Highway 51. “On January 12th, 2024, at approximately 7:16 PM Troopers from Post 52 Hartwell responded to a single-vehicle crash on GA 51 at the intersection of Noah Crow Road in Franklin County,” Jordan said. “A white GMC Sonoma […]