Author: MJ Kneiser

Starting in January, Franklin County will have a number of new people in leadership positions and one of them will be Courtney Long as the new County Commission Chairperson. Tuesday, voters selected Courtney Long as the new County Commission Chair in the run-off election. Long, who currently serves on the Fr. Co. Planning & Zoning Board, has long been active […]

District 2 Commissioner-elect Cory Pulliam was on hand Tuesday night to watch the election results come in at the Franklin County Board of Elections office. Pulliam won over his challenger Sam Freeman in Tuesday’s run-off. One of the areas in District 2 is the Gumlog Community where drug use and the resulting crime needs to be eliminated. Pulliam said he […]

You’ve heard of Coffee with a Cop, Read with a Cop, and Popsicles with a Cop, and now the Lavonia Police are planning Power Rings with Police. According to Police Chief Shane Edmisten, next month everyone is invited to share a donut with one of his fine officers at the Lavonia Dunkin. Sponsored by Dunkin’, the Power Rings with a […]

A former Hart County High School employee has been indicted by the Hart County Grand Jury on four counts related to sexual contact with a minor on campus. In April, a GBI investigation into a child/molestation incident at the high school led to the arrest of 27-year-old Keenan Anderson of Bowersville. Last week, the Grand Jury indicted Anderson on one […]

A Bowman man has been indicted on murder charges by the Hart County Grand Jury. Last week, the Grand Jury indicted 41-year-old Matthew Lavern Carey on one count of felony Malice Murder, one count of Felony Murder, one count of Aggravated Assault, Family Violence, and one count of Concealing the Death of Another. According to the indictment, on or about […]