Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County Commissioners have approved their side of an intergovernmental agreement with the Franklin County Board of Education for the construction and maintenance of a lift station and sewer line to the new South Franklin Elementary School now under construction. At their meeting Monday night Interim County Manager Terry Harris outlined the County’s side of the agreement between the School […]

You delivered before. Now the Georgia Department of Natural Resources needs your help again. Over past winters, volunteers from across the Southeast and Gulf states provided more than 6,700 observations of monarch butterflies. This winter, the partnership of universities, agencies, and other organizations called Monarchs Overwintering in the Southeastern States is requesting the public’s continued involvement in reporting sightings. Sonia […]

Franklin County Commissioners have decided not to pursue the purchase of the Carnesville Water and Sewer System. In August, the Board announced there would be no acquisition decision until after the first of the year. However, at Monday night’s regular meeting, Board Chair Jeff Jacques said after a thorough research of the system, the Board does not believe the acquisition […]

The Lavonia Housing Authority honors two former board members. At their meeting Monday evening, the Council approved the appointment of Dusty Morgan and Thurley Mangrum to replace two long-standing Housing Authority Board members, Ruth Davis and Margaret Ayers. After voting to appoint Morgan and Mangrum, the City Council also approved two memorial citations to honor the long service of both […]

The investigation into the death of a Martin woman in Franklin County in October is still ongoing according to the GBI. Nelly Miles, Director – Office of Public & Governmental Affairs for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation tells WLHR News that as of Tuesday agents are still waiting on the results of forensic tests and the case is still in […]