Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Board of Education is holding two public hearings today on their plan to leave the millage rate the same for the upcoming fiscal year. The millage hearing takes/took place at 8a at the Board of Education Administrative offices on Busha Rd, in Carnesville. A second hearing takes place this afternoon at 5:30p before the Board’s regular meeting. […]

As we’ve been telling you, Lavonia Police are collecting school supplies for Lavonia Elementary School and the last two days are today and tomorrow. Chief Shane Edmisten said Tuesday, that so far donations have been going really well. Edmisten added that the school has a wish list on Amazon. He said several of his officers have wives who work in […]

Georgia voters will be getting help from veterans on Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday. Raffensperger’s office will partner with Vet the Vote, a new nationwide organization that recruits veterans and members of their families to serve as volunteer poll workers. More than 135,000 veterans across the nation will be serving as poll workers this […]

Northeast Georgia is gaining a new board-certified pediatrician. Dr. Devin Nicole Hicks will join St. Mary’s Hometown Pediatrics in Watkinsville on July 29 and will begin seeing patients on Aug. 7. Dr. Hicks comes to Hometown Pediatrics and St. Mary’s Medical Group from The Ark Children’s Clinic/Mitchell Family Medicine in Marion, AR, where she has provided care since 2022. Originially […]

The Royston City Council and Mayor Keith Turman plan to meet for a special work session next month to further develop a blighted property ordinance. At their July City Council meeting, Councilman Fletcher Hodges called for the work session saying the City has delayed creating and implementing a blighted property ordinance long enough. Hodges then motioned to hold the work […]