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The Franklin County School System will be conducting an Intruder Alert safety drill sometime before the end of the month. At the Board of Education meeting last week, School Superintendent of Operations Carl Dekker said safety drills are done regularly, typically without warning students and staff. However, Dekker said this time his office will issue a notice of when the […]

Franklin County Commissioners have voted to rescind a policy regarding the extension of water lines to residences and farms. Commissioners voted last week at their regular meeting to remove the water line extension policy after hearing from County Manager Terry Harris at their work session in August. Harris added prices for materials and labor have risen such that it’s no […]

Refresco Beverages US Inc. of Tampa, FL, has expanded its recall of Great Value Apple Juice to include 133,500 cases of multiple other brands, including Market Basket, Nature’s Nectar, Nice!, Solevita, Urban Meadow, Weis, and Wellsley Farms. The recall was initiated because the products contain inorganic arsenic above the action level set in guidance to the industry. The recalled apple […]

By Jessica Waters, WNEG  Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlisle is warning voters of a new scam involving voter rolls and registration. Carlisle said his office has received reports from registered voters that they have received text messages telling them they are not registered to vote. Carlisle said his wife even received a scam text like that recently and he […]

The second Franklin County Charter School System Community Input meeting is coming up on Monday at Lavonia Elementary School. Parents and citizens are invited to one of a series of community input meetings as the School System works to shape its five-year vision. Monday’s meeting will be the second of five meetings, one at each school. The first meeting took […]