Author: MJ Kneiser

The attorney for a man charged in connection with a fatal wreck four years ago in Franklin County will be back in Franklin County Superior Court this week for a status conference. Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White is asking the Court to revoke the bond of Justin Michael Grizzle who’s charged with Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree […]

Throughout the month of August children will be heading back to the classroom for the new school year. In Franklin County, students return to class on Friday, August 2. Across Georgia, 1.7 million children begin heading back to school next month and AAA reminds motorists to slow down and stay alert in neighborhoods, and school zones. And be especially vigilant […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Dam Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section, will host primitive weapons deer hunts in Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, in October, November and December this year. All hunts are limited to the first 75 hunters to arrive per day – first-come, first-served basis. Archery […]

The City of Franklin Springs is celebrating a milestone this week with its Centennial. On Monday, a special City Council meeting was held 100 years to the day the City was chartered on July 22, 1924. During the meeting, Mayor Lee Moore honored a number of special citizens and employees who have been part of the history of the town […]

We’ve been telling you about warnings from Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas about door-to-door scammers in our area. Sheriff Thomas said these fraudsters come to your door and offer to do some kind of home improvement or repair but end up doing shoddy work and ripping off unsuspecting consumers. Now one of those alleged con artists has been caught and […]