Author: MJ Kneiser

Because of several recent winter weather events, The Blood Connection said more than 1,100 units of blood were unable to be collected due to their centers being closed and their blood drives having to be canceled. Prior to that disruption, however, The Blood Connection was already struggling to fulfill 100% of orders from local hospitals caused by continued historically low […]

No foul play is suspected in the tragic death of a Canon couple found deceased in their home. Franklin County Sheriff’s Chief Investigator Jimmy LeCroy tells WLHR News his office received a call on January 20 to investigate after relatives went to the home on Fowler St. to do a welfare check and discovered the bodies. The couple is identified […]

Franklin County Planning and Zoning Director Scott DeLozier continues to work on the County’s new zoning map. Last week, at the Board of Commission/Industrial Building Authority Joint meeting, DeLozier gave both groups a sneak peek at a preliminary map. DeLozier emphasized however, there’s still a lot of work to be done before the map is ready for the County Commissioners to […]

Hershel Walker is coming to Franklin Springs Saturday, February 19 for a political rally. Walker will be at the Swails Center to meet and greet the public during the Northeast Georgia Republican Rally on the 19th from 7:30a to 9:30a. A former pro football player and College Football Hall of Famer, Walker is running against Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people not to use the E25Bio COVID-19 Direct Antigen Rapid Test (DART). The FDA said Monday the test has not been authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA for distribution or use in the United States, and it may include false labeling representing that the test is authorized by the FDA. […]