Category: News

As we get closer to the Easter holiday weekend, local events are beginning to pop up around Franklin and Hart Counties. In Franklin County, Carnesville Community Park will be hopping with little bunnies Saturday looking for those Easter eggs when the town hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt and Party in the Park. Sponsored by the City of Carnesville, the […]

Hart County Humane Society President Donna Madkiff plans to try again to persuade the Hart County Board of Commissioners to support her group’s efforts to supply low-cost spay/neutering to pet owners. Madkiff came before the board Tuesday evening to request their matching support for a grant application from the Two Mauds Foundation. Over the past several years, the Hart County […]

The unemployment rate in the Georgia Mountains area  was 5.5 percent in February, unchanged from January. While the rate was unchanged State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says that is still encouraging news. “Even though the rate did not change, there is still some good news to be reported,” Butler said. “Initial claims are new claims for unemployment and we actually […]

Just a reminder, veterans looking for work will want to take advantage of a job fair and career expo in Toccoa today. The job fair takes place this morning from 9a to noon at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room behind the Train Depot in Toccoa Sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor, staff members from the Labor Department’s Toccoa Career […]

The Georgia House has approved Governor Nathan Deal’s plan allowing a state takeover of schools dubbed “chronically failing.” The House easily passed the amendment Wednesday morning by a vote of 121-47.  An accompanying bill, which was not voted on during the morning session, requires a simple majority to pass. Both pieces of legislation have passed the state Senate, with the […]