Author: MJ Kneiser

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced an additional lane on Interstate 85 between State Route (SR) 53 to south of the SR 332 overpass is set to open early next month. The new lane opening is part of the I-85 Widening, Phase 2 project one of the Major Mobility Investment Program (MMIP) projects. Weather permitting, four of the first […]

Some hopeful news for people living in Franklin and several surrounding counties who struggle to find fast, affordable wireless internet service. Last week, Palladin Wireless in Royston announced it competed in the Federal Communications Commission Auction 108 and won licenses for wireless spectrum in seven Georgia Counties, including Franklin, Elbert, and Oglethorpe. Wireless Spectrum refers to radio frequencies that wireless […]

Two men arrested for allegedly operating a meth lab at a horse farm in Canon have been indicted on multiple charges. 34-year-old Dustin Tyler Burgess of Ellijay and 30-year-old Uriel Mendoza of Copperhill, Tennessee were arrested Wednesday, August 24 after a tip lead to a multi-agency investigation, according to Trent Hillsman with the GBI’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. Both […]

The Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted a teen on two counts of bringing a weapon to Franklin County High School. According to the indictment it happened Thursday, September 15 when Chase Alexander Nunn allegedly brought a Glock 17 9mm handgun within a school safety zone at the high school. Nunn was also indicted on one count of possession of […]

A Stephens County man has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on four counts including felony murder for allegedly causing the overdose death of another man. According to the indictment, on or about June 10th, 29-year-old Danny Lee Henson provided fentanyl, a Schedule II Controlled Substance to Levi Douglas Roach which resulted in Roach’s death. Henson was also […]