Author: MJ Kneiser

Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s April unemployment rate was 3.1, unchanged for the fourth consecutive month. The unemployment rate was eight-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. Thompson said with nearly 70,000 jobs added to the economy over the last year, including a whopping 15,000 this past month alone, there are now more opportunities than ever […]

Franklin County Clerk of Court Heather Hill is warning citizens of another jury scam circulating in the area. According to Hill, scammers are calling people in Franklin County and telling their intended victims that they have missed jury duty and face arrest if they don’t pay up. Hill said there is a certain procedure the Court follows if someone who […]

The South Carolina man accused of kidnapping his 3-year-old son and then setting the truck they were on fire has been denied bond. 31-year-old Joshua Dornellas was denied bond earlier this week in Franklin County Superior Court. Dornellas is facing 32 counts, about half of them felonies. Meantime, Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said the Sheriff’s office has set up […]

A former Hartwell doctor convicted of multiple counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, Child Molestation, and Sexual Battery of a Minor has lost his appeal in the US Appeals Court. Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White said this week that Beeson’s convictions for Aggravated Sexual Battery, Child Molestation, And Sexual Battery Against a Child Under 16, along with his 25-year prison […]

U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he will stop work on his postal service restructuring plan until next year after the 2024 election cycle. DeJoy’s consolidation of the four Georgia Postal distribution centers into one large one south of metro Atlanta has caused massive delays in processing mail – leading voters to not receive absentee ballots in time for the […]