Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell R. McMurry has been named Trailblazer of the Year McMurray, who is a native of Hart County, has received the award at the 36th Annual P3 Conference in Washington, D.C. P3 stands for Public-Private Partnerships, which are long-term contracts between a government agency and a private entity to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain transportation infrastructure. […]

Three people have been indicted on 24 counts relating to a high-speed chase that resulted in the death of an unborn baby. Kayla Nicole Starks, Jovontae Marquela Hill, and Lakendra Lashay Davis were indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on one count of Feticide by Motor Vehicle, Two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, Theft by Receiving […]

A Lavonia man has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on 20 counts resulting from a high-speed chase last March. Christavier Marquez Brown was indicted on two counts of Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, one count of Receiving Stolen Property, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, two counts of Obstruction of an Officer, […]

Royston Elementary School will be making the switch to its new name in anticipation of the opening of the new South Franklin Elementary School building in the new school year. At the Board of Education Meeting last week, School Superintendent Melanie Burton-Brown said at the start of the new school year next month the current Royston Elementary will be called […]

It was a busy session for the Franklin County Grand Jury this term with multiple big cases to consider. Among them: four people have been indicted in connection with the aggravated battery of a Lavonia man. 17-year-old Keaton Scott Maxwell along with three other suspects have been indicted in connection with the aggravated battery of Jermaine Manquez Blackwell last month. […]