Author: MJ Kneiser

SK Battery America in Commerce has exceeded its hiring goal of 2,600 employees two years ahead of schedule for its two lithium-ion battery manufacturing facilities. The company met its goal at the end of 2022 and is further expanding its workforce to approximately 3,000 over the next year to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles. Since 2019, the company […]

Franklin County High School has a new Athletic Director. At their called meeting last Thursday evening, the Board of Education voted to hire former Assistant Principal Clay Moore as the New Athletic Director and Contract Services Director. Moore has been serving as the Acting Athletic Director since Jason Oliver retired in November. “God gave me the opportunity to do this. […]

As expected, the Franklin County Board of Education has formally hired Melanie-Burton Brown as the new School Superintendent for the Franklin County Charter System. At their meeting last week, the Board voted unanimously to hire Burton-Brown to succeed the late Superintendent Chris Forrer. After the vote, Burton-Brown thanked everyone for their confidence in her and said she has a great […]

The Hart County Charter System is among 115 rural school districts across the state to recently receive a $100,000 Rural Technology grant from the Georgia Department of Education’s Office of Rural Education and Innovation. The grant funds will be used to improve the district’s network infrastructure, positively impacting wireless internet speeds at each of our schools. The Instructional Technology Department […]