Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Hometown Fair continues tonight and Saturday with more events and fun. Today is Flash Back Friday and Main Street Manager Ashley Rose Dodd says that means live entertainment from days gone by and other fun events. The fair ends Saturday night and as you heard Saturday’s fair theme is Hometown Heroes. So in addition to the parade, […]

If you’re wondering what to do with your Halloween pumpkins Outsiders Farm & Sanctuary in Hart County will take them. Corrine Baker and her husband run Outsiders Farm and Sanctuary pig rescue from their farm off Highway 77 and this is the farm’s second annual annual pumpkin drive for the pigs. Corrine Baker said pumpkins are a favorite treat for […]

Jarrett Foods’ plans to annex their new plant into the Lavonia City limits has hit a snag. At the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting this week, several spoke against the annexation because the company plans to eventually have some 300 employees. That, plus the truck traffic in and out of the plant on the corner of Hwy 17 and Grady […]

This evening the Franklin County Hometown Fair will officially open on the grounds of the American Legion Post in Lavonia. The fair is a joint effort by Franklin County and county municipalities to bring back the old Franklin County Fair after some 40 years. Lavonia Main Street Manager Ashley Rose Dodd said they are ready for three days of fun […]

A reminder for Royston citizens that they are invited to a special town hall meeting tonight to learn about how to turn the current Royston Elementary School into an independent charter school. Spearheading the effort is Wesley Fricks who is running for the Royston City Council Post 2 seat. Fricks said there are still many people in the town who […]