Author: MJ Kneiser

It’s Valentine’s Day and if you’re looking for romance the Better Business Bureau wants you to know that romance scams are more common than ever. Even if you don’t use dating apps, you might still be targeted by one. BBB Scam Tracker is getting reports from dating scam victims who were conned through social media. So, it’s important you get […]

Three Franklin Countians were honored at the annual Franklin County Chamber of Commerce awards banquet last Thursday. The Chamber held its annual award function at the North Georgia Tech Currahee Campus. Three awards were presented and they include the Charles E. Bradshaw award for Good Citizenship, the Bruce Knighton Award for Best Small Business of the Year, and the Non-profit […]

Josh Smith will take his seat at the next Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting as the new Commissioner for District 4. With his wife and children at his side, Smith was sworn in at 3:45 Friday afternoon by Probate Judge Ken Evanson. Smith, who initially ran for the seat last May, qualified to run in a special election set […]

Carnesville Elementary School Principal Karen Correia has been promoted to Deputy Assistant School Superintendent. Acting School Superintendent Chuck Colquitt made the announcement at last week’s Board of Education meeting. She replaces Melanie Burton-Brown who was recently named the new School Superintendent for the Franklin County Charter System. Correia has been with the Franklin County School system for almost 30 years, […]

The Franklin County Firefighters Association along with County staff have taken another step toward building a new training center in the Sandy Cross community. At the Board of Commissioners meeting last week, County Manager Derek Turner said he and Association president Joe Greene had an opportunity to visit a similar center in the metro Atlanta area recently. “The one down […]