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Franklin County’s school board will now begin planning some major projects for the Franklin County School system now that voters have said yes to continuing the education special purpose local option sales tax for another five years. Despite a concerted effort by opponents to stop the next eSPLOST, just over 64% of Franklin County voters approved the e-SPLOST by a […]

Stephens County voters mirror the state of Georgia in the Presidential Preference Primary. Tuesday, voters in Stephens County chose Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee in Tuesday’s Georgia presidential primary. On the Republican side in Stephens County, Trump received 1726 votes, or 41.46 percent of the vote. Finishing second in Stephens County among […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health’s Babies Can’t Wait program is asking for public comments for their Fiscal 2016 State Application. “The Babies Can’t Wait Program is an important state program to prevent developmental problems in babies,” said District Two Public Health spokesman Dave Palmer. The Department of Public Health is invites interested persons to attend Public Hearings and present […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio Toccoa The Georgia Department Of Agriculture has put a 14-day quarantine in effect for three areas of the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter because of parvovirus. Shelter Director Jeff Roberts says seven puppies that were brought into the shelter have tested positive for the k-9 parvovirus and had to be euthanized. “That prohibits our ability to […]

It is Super Tuesday and voters are going to the polls today in Georgia and 10 other states to choose their candidates for the upcoming Presidential Election. Republicans will vote in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake. Democrats will vote in 11 states and American Samoa, with 865 delegates up for grabs. In Franklin County, voters will also be […]