Author: MJ Kneiser

Two more public forums will be held this week for Franklin County Citizens on the Joint Comprehensive Plan, and one will take place tonight. The next public forums will be held tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Gumlog community at Poplar Springs Baptist Church at 67 Poplar Springs Church Road in Lavonia. Another forum will be held Tuesday, from 6-7:30 […]

A Hartwell man has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on 17 felony counts stemming from an incident at a Royston convenience store last month. 32-year-old Carlos Tyrone Wilson was indicted on three counts of felony Aggravated Assault Family Violence, six counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, three counts of Felony Aggravated […]

The Lavonia Chamber is gearing up for its second annual Taste of Lavonia and they are now looking for vendors in several areas to participate. This year’s Taste is coming in the Fall on October 26 from 2p to 6p in the downtown area and now is the time for restaurant owners and food vendors to sign up. At Taste […]

A South Carolina man who set fire to his truck during a high-speed chase in Franklin County with his little boy still inside has been indicted by a Franklin County Grand Jury on 25 counts. Joshua Dornellas was indicted this week on Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, Kidnapping, Aggravated Battery, Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, Arson in the […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation has provided details on forthcoming transportation programs and projects receiving funding as a result of a $1.5 billion investment from Gov. Brian P. Kemp’s amended FY 24 budget recommendation, recently approved by the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia continues to benefit from unprecedented economic growth paired with conservative state fiscal management. Increases in population and commercial […]