Author: MJ Kneiser

The Franklin County Marshal’s office is working to clean up a residence in which over 30 cats were found abandoned and neglected trapped inside. Photos of the inside of the house were recently posted on the Franklin County Government Facebook page, which showed trash piled high in every room but the situation, according to County Marshall Freddy Akin was much […]

This is the second week of early voting for the May 24th General Primary and Non-Partisan Election in Georgia. Early voting takes place from 9a to 5p in both the Franklin County and Hart County Board of Elections offices. Another Saturday early voting day is this Saturday, May 14th. Early voting ends Friday, May 20th. In the local races, voters in both […]

Bond has been denied for two suspects in the First Citizens Bank robbery in Carnesville. Last week Superior Court Judge Harvey Wasserman denied bond for 59-year-old Randy Cofield of LaGrange and 36-year-old Brandy Campbell of Atlanta. Cofield and Campbell will have their first hearing before Judge Wasserman this Friday in Franklin County Superior Court. The pair were arrested Monday, May […]

Last week, we announced the federal program to help low-income households pay their cooling bills had opened to the general public. However, Ninth District Opportunity, the funding agency for the cooling program in the 13-counties in Northeast Georgia they serve, has announced that they have run out of money for its cooling help program. In April, the program initially provided […]

A Habersham County couple is charged with drug trafficking after a two-month investigation by the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office. According to ARDEO GBI agent Trent Hillsman, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and the ARDEO executed a search warrant at 450 Harrison Trail in Alto last week. The search was in reference to a two-month-long investigation, which revealed that Jacquelyn […]