Author: MJ Kneiser

Today is the last day for Early/Advanced voting for the November 7 Election. There is no Saturday early voting opportunity this weekend. In Franklin County, people can advance vote at the temporary offices of the Franklin County Board of Elections and Registration on Hull Ave. in Carnesville – the old Carnesville Elementary School building. In addition to municipal races in […]

A Toccoa man is facing multiple charges in Franklin County after being arrested for auto theft. It happened Thursday according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Cpl William Jordan of Hartwell Post 52. “On Thursday at approximately 4:36 PM, Troopers from Post 52 Hartwell were advised of a stolen vehicle that had been seen in the area of Gumlog Road in […]

As the trial of Jeremy Green moves closer, his attorney was back in Hart County Superior Court Thursday, arguing her motions to have certain statements barred from being used as evidence during his trial. Green was indicted in August 2021 on six counts of child molestation and rape while employed at the Bell Family YMCA in Hartwell. The indictment alleges […]

Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday, November 5th, at 2:00 a.m., when all clocks are set backward one hour. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King urges all Georgians to change their smoke alarm batteries this weekend when they move their clocks back an hour to mark the end of Daylight Saving time. “Smoke alarms are an essential part […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has declared a Drought Trigger Level 2 on Lake Hartwell and Lake Thurmond in response to the pool elevations at Lake Thurmond. Currently, Lake Hartwell is seven feet below full pool. Full pool is 660 ft. mean sea level. The current pool elevations as of November 1, 2023, are 653.50 ft. msl. […]