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The Royston City Council will meet tonight for their regular monthly meeting – a week later than usual. Royston City Clerk Sharleen Ayers tells WLHR News the city council meeting was pushed back a week in order to hold a public hearing on two zoning requests. The first is by James Doyle who is asking the City Council to approve […]
Read moreThe discovery of a small amount of drugs in a vehicle in Jefferson last week led to a larger cache of drugs and weapons in the suspect’s home. According to Assistant Special Agent Michael Marlar with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office it happened last Thursday, February 10. Marlar said local police pulled over a vehicle driven by 29-year old […]
Read moreIt’s probably safe to say that most of us do not like finding a letter from the Internal Revenue Service in our mailboxes. Now, many of those computer-generated letters are being discontinued. According to the IRS, they are suspending more than a dozen letters, including the mailing of automated collection notices normally issued when a taxpayer owes additional tax, and […]
Read moreYoung people are invited to take part in a seminar on Zoom next month to learn about a free program designed to help you further your education, get job training, and much more. It’s called the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program which provides funding for education and training to eligible individuals to enhance their current skills or learn […]
Read moreFranklin County has formally introduced a new vaping ordinance. Commissioners heard the first reading of the new ordinance introduced by Commission Chair Jason Macomson. Macomson said the goal of the new local ordinance is to educate young people and deter them from vaping. “We were recently contacted by school officials about the problem of vaping by students at the high […]
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