Author: MJ Kneiser

In Hart County, the non-profit group Animal Shelter, Inc. is one step closer to building a new shelter. On Monday, the group received approval from the City of Hartwell to rezone property on Uulyanovsk Road, according to Hartwell City Manager David Aldrich. The acreage is being donated to Animal Shelter, Inc. by Hartwell business owner Andy Adams. Last summer Adams […]

The Hart County Humane Society is offering free spays and neuters to low-income households in the county and the city of Hartwell. Humane Society President Donna Madkiff said the group has received enough grant funding to continue the program they began last year. “We’re offering it to low-income pet owners in Hart County and Hartwell. It’s based on how many […]

Georgia’s most recent public high school graduation rate rose more than two percentage points over the previous year – from 67.4 percent in 2011 to 69.7 percent in 2012. This is the second year Georgia has calculated the graduation rate using a new formula – known as the adjusted cohort rate – as required by the U.S. Department of Education. […]

While the graduation rate for Franklin County High School was 76% last year, this year the rate took a dramatic jump. Franklin County High School’s graduation rate for the Class of 2013 was 82%, based on the new state formula. “All of us have worked on it, especially the high school,” noted Franklin County School Superintendent Dr. Ruth O’Dell. “Six […]

Few people turned out Monday for the first public hearing of Franklin County’s FY14 budget. The FY14 General Fund budget proposes $11.8 million in expenses and $11.7 million in anticipated revenue.  Under the General Fund, the county has approved an increase to the Probate Judge’s budget of almost $25,000.  That money could to be used  to pay for a certified […]