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Hart County’s Board of Commissioners will begin next month to work on getting the next special purpose local option sales tax on the November ballot. At their meeting earlier this week, the board voted to begin work in April. Hart County’s current SPLOST runs out in 2018 and a special election would typically be held in March of 2017, but […]

9th District U.S. Congressman Doug Collins has announced the formation of a Caucus designed to change how the FCC deals with orphan counties. Last week, Collins met with officials from Elbert, Hart, Franklin, and Stephens Counties to discuss the lack of local television programming by satellite TV providers available to residents of these counties. According to the FCC, because those […]

Two people are under arrest in connection with a fight that broke out last month in Martin. It happened February 4th on Stonecypher Road near Pleasant Hill Circle where authorities say two groups met, one group of adults and one group of minors. According to Athens GBI Agent in Charge Jesse Maddox, a month-long investigation resulted in warrants being served […]

Banks County authorities are asking for the public’s help to find an escaped inmate from the Banks County Detention Center. Banks County Sheriff’s spokesperson Sgt. Carissa McFaddin says 23-year old Paul Dylan Gross walked away from the jail’s recreation area about 7p Thursday evening. “He is described as a white male, 5’9”, 150 lbs, brown hair and hazel eyes.  Gross […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY:  Franklin County Sheriff: Incumbent Steve Thomas. Tim Hill. Hill lists his occupation as Stephens County Deputy Sheriff. Franklin County Commission Chair: Incumbent Thomas Bridges. Nicholas Clark of Carnesville. Clark lists his occupation as state law enforcement officer. Sharon Anne Powell of Carnesville.  Powell lists her occupation as retired from the City of      Duluth, GA David Strickland, […]