Author: MJ Kneiser

Continuing our Look Back at the top stories of 2022 in Franklin and Hart counties was the arrest in early January of a Hart County High School teacher on charges of sexual assault and electronically furnishing obscene materials to a minor, both felonies. Corinna Crumpton taught German at Hart County High School. GBI Agent in Charge Jesse Maddox said the […]

Sixteen people died on Georgia roadways over the New Year’s holiday weekend. That’s according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Traffic fatalities were reported in Brunswick, GA, Clayton County, Dekalb County, Gwinnett County, and Waycross, Georgia. Ten of those 16 people were killed before midnight of New Year’s Eve. The New Year’s holiday travel period ran from Friday, December […]

In our final review of the big stories of 2022, Franklin County Schools lost their school superintendent Chris Forrer to cancer. Forrer passed away Friday, November 11 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Franklin County Acting School Superintendent Chuck Colquitt and Board of Education members paid tribute to Forrer at their regular meeting in November. Board of […]

Some new laws are now in effect beginning January 1 2023. They include: The Inform Consumers Act, which establishes financial and contact information requirements for online sellers to prevent people from selling goods stolen from retail stores. This law protects Georgians who purchase stolen or counterfeit goods and also stops criminals from selling stolen goods online. Online retailers will now […]

Georgia has established its own health-insurance portal directing people to private insurers and brokers to buy health insurance – that after attempts by the state to leave the federal health insurance marketplace failed. The new website, called Georgia Access, includes links to 10 health-insurance companies – including big players such as United, Kaiser Permanente, and Aetna – as well as […]