Author: MJ Kneiser

If you’re looking for things to do this weekend, the Hart County Humane Society is holding its annual Pontoon Poker Run at Big Water Marina to raise money to fund their many projects helping homeless animals. Taking place Saturday, pre-registration is $25/per person or $35/per person on the day of the event. Only the people on the boat that are […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently awarded 138 students with degrees or diplomas for the 2022 summer semester. Graduates from Franklin County include: Raneshia Brown, Royston, Practical Nursing Angela Merritt, Lavonia, Practical Nursing Raemon Teasley, Toccoa, Business Management Savannah Vickery, Carnesville, Pharmacy Technology And the Graduates from Hart County include: Christina Hill, Hartwell, Business Management Tiffany Jordan, Canon, Associate of […]

Franklin County Commissioners have voted to include a SPLOST Referendum on the November ballot. In a called meeting Wednesday, Commissioners voted to call for a referendum and in a separate vote, approved the breakdown and wording of the next Special Local Option Sales Tax referendum for the county and each municipality. Before the vote for the referendum, County manager Derrick […]

Royston City Councilmen say they need more time to consider whether to hire a third-party company to do their home and building inspections. At a City Council work session last month, Interim City Manager Gary Fesperman recommended the City hire Bureau Veritas to do their construction and building inspections rather than hire a full-time inspector in-house. Fesperman pointed out that […]