Author: MJ Kneiser

An Austell man is behind bars in Franklin County after a high-speed chase up I-85. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said just after 1p on Saturday, his Deputies attempted to stop a black 2013 Infiniti JX35 for minor traffic violations. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop which initiated a pursuit, going Northbound on the Interstate. During the pursuit, […]

The rain held off for Saturday’s fifth annual Lavonia Renaissance Festival and by all accounts, it was another successful event. This year’s RenFest was held on the grounds of the old Moose Lodge across from Lavonia City Park. Lavonia DDA Director Barabara Busby said about 2,000 people attended the fair despite the threat of rain. Main Street Director Ashley Rose […]

The second week of early voting gets underway today and so far voting in both Franklin and Hart counties has been steady. Early voting began Monday, April 29, and runs through Friday, May 17 from 8a to 5p every day. In addition to local county races, voters are also deciding on state races and answering questions from both the State […]

Georgia voters broke the 100k mark in Early Voting and Absentee totals during the first week of early voting according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger credits the large turnout last week to upgraded security procedures and voter experience improvements implemented since 2018. He said Georgia continues to seek the appropriate balance between election security and voter access, leading […]

Franklin County Commissioners are expected to vote tonight to approve a second Local Maintenance Improvement Grant or LMIG from the Georgia Department of Transportation. At their work session last week, County Manager Terry Harris told the Board the County has been awarded another $808,917.65 in extra LMIG monies. Harris said he wants to use the extra funding to pay the […]