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Lavonia has a new coffee bar and business is already booming. On Friday, a ribbon cutting was held for Gloria’s Daily Grind on Main St. The coffee shop opened three weeks ago, officially, serving your favorite blends of Caribou Coffees, teas, as well as fruit juices and Fiji water. They also serve a host of pastries and muffins. Owned and […]

Three former Royston City Mayors agree with current Royston Mayor David Jordan that voters should reject the current Franklin County education local option sales tax referendum. Jordan called the meeting of the mayors Thursday to discuss the proposed e-SPLOST and its possible impact on the economy of the City in the future. The Franklin County School Board is proposing the […]

Franklin County High School and the Franklin County School Board have named this year’s STAR Student. She is Amber Daylynn Churchwell. The 2016 Franklin County High School Valedictoran is Eric Lane Whitmire and the Salutatorian is Catherine Michele Ginn. Churchwell has chosen English teacher Angie Josey as this year’s STAR teacher. The youngest of six, Churchwell is the daughter of […]

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Banks County. According to GBI spokesperson Nelly Miles, it happened about 1a Thursday morning at a home on Ashford Lane in Commerce. Authorities say police were called to the home after 911 received a call that 25-year old Joseph Noel was beating his wife. When officers arrived, Noel’s […]

Banks County authorities have arrested a former Banks County Sheriff’s deputy. 32-year old Jason Nathaniel Layfield of Maysville was arrested Thursday and charged with misdemeanor simple assault and misdemeanor simple battery. Layfield is a former Banks County Sheriff’s deputy jailer at the Banks County Detention Center. The charges stemmed from two separate events occurring between January 13 and 14, 2016 […]