Author: Porkchop Branch

Franklin County has a new Elections Superintendent. Franklin County manager John Phillips announced he hired Franklin County native Gina Chappalear for the position. “I filled the position. We took applications and conducted interviews, and we have actually selected Gina Chappalear. She has really hit the ground running. She’s a Franklin County native, and has a lot of good computer skills, […]

More funding on the way for the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter.   Last week, both the Toccoa City Commission and the Stephens County Commission approved a request from the shelter for an additional combined $115,280 to carry the shelter through the rest of the fiscal year, which ends June 30.   The shelter made the request after spending the initial […]

Franklin County Commissioners will hold a special work session tonight after their regular meeting to discuss how to fund a proposed new jail pod at the Franklin County Detention Center.   At their regular meeting last month,  the board heard from architect Tom Wright of Wright, Mitchell & Associates who said even with some trimming of the design, the total […]

Qualifying for the General Primary Election in May gets underway today. Qualifying will run through Friday. In Franklin County, County commission races in Post 3 and Post 4 are open. Those seats are currently held by Rev. Clint Harper and Jeff Jacques. Qualifying fees for those races is $216.00. Posts 3, 4 and 5 on the Franklin County Board of […]