Author: MJ Kneiser

Franklin County Commissioners will hold their regular meeting this evening but there could be some delay in the start time. Prior to the regular meeting, which typically starts at 6p, there will be two hearings. The first will be the first of two public hearings on the proposed FY2023 budget at 5p. At 5:30p will be the Planning & Zoning […]

A Banks County Sheriff’s Deputy is one of 10 finalists for the 2022 AXON RISE award for heroism. According to their website, the RISE Awards is a program that highlights the voices and incredible stories of those involved in law enforcement. Banks County Sheriff’s Deputy Clay Geidner was nominated by Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed for his capture of 49-year-old […]

The family of an Oglethorpe County man publicly thanked Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White and his team for securing the conviction of the man who murdered their relative. Last week, an Oglethorpe County jury found Robert David Jordan guilty on all counts in the death of 27-year old Jimmy Lee Anglin. Anglin was reported missing in November 2017 […]

District II Public Health is reporting a rise in the number of fentanyl-related deaths in the 13-county area. Spokeswoman Natasha Young tells WLHR News that the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Drug Surveillance Unit has received increased reports of overdoses due to drugs mixed with fentanyl, particularly cocaine, methamphetamine, and counterfeit pills. Overdoses have been reported in several areas […]

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is now available for low-income, elderly, and disabled Georgians for help with paying cooling bills. Applications for help paying cooling bills began April 1 for low-income households for ages 65 and older, and the medically homebound. Funds are administered through local Community Action Agencies on a first-come, first-served basis until all funds have been […]