Category: News

By Phil Hobbs, WNEG Radio, Toccoa, GA A convicted sex offender from Stephens County has been arrested in North Carolina. Anthony Mike Lewallen was arrested last week in Fayetteville, North Carolina for failure to register as a sex offender. “July 30th my office received an anonymous tip through OFFENDER WATCH, a newly acquired program that helps us track sex offenders,” […]

It’s the first day of school for students in Franklin County and in addition to a new school year, it’s also the start of a new school system. This week the Franklin County School Board signed the paper work for the school system to become a Strategic Waiver School system. School Superintendent Dr. Ruth O’Dell said the change will give […]

The Royston City Council and Mayor have voted themselves a pay raise – the first one in ten years. At their meeting Tuesday evening, the Council went over a comparison of what their members are paid a month compared to other Franklin County municipalities and what they found was a surprise. According to the comparison, Royston City Council members and […]

The City of Lavonia has completed a number of summertime road projects. At their recent meeting this month, City Manager Gary Fesperman went over a list of projects that have either been done or are near completion. One of them was the repaving of a portion of Main St. According to Fesperman that project was paid for with Local Maintenance […]

The Franklin Community Players will soon hold auditions for its upcoming production of the heartwarming musical, A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol. The auditions are drop in (no advance appointments) and are scheduled for Friday, August 28th from 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, August 29th from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Lavonia Cultural Center. A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol […]