Category: News

All of the rain we’ve had over the past 24 hours has not put a dent in the lake levels. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake remains about five feet below full pool.  Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell says that means the Drought Trigger Level 1 status issued last week will not be lifted. “The reason it […]

Franklin County Commissioners have approved the county’s new, updated employee handbook, even though some constitutional officers have not had a chance to review it. The handbook had not been updated since 2002 and changes needed to be made because of changes in federal laws with regard to health insurance, bereavement leave and other personnel issues. At their regular meeting last […]

The Annual Northeast Georgia Career Expo and Job Fair is coming up Friday on the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Tech and now is the time to get your resume ready. The Job Fair will be held from noon to 3p and dozens of employers will be on hand to accept applications, resumes and conduct interviews. But if you’re struggling […]

In Banks County, an autopsy will be conducted on a Banks County Jail inmate who died Tuesday. According to a press release from the Banks County Sheriff’s office, 36-year old Jerry Angel of Homer was found unrepsonsive in his cell Tuesday morning. Angel had been arrested the night before for public intoxication and was awaiting a bond hearing. Emergency personnel […]

In Rabun County, Lowanda “Peanut” Kilby must serve her full sentence. On Tuesday, a judge denied her attorney Tim Healy’s motion to reduce the sentence of the former director of the Boggs Mountain Animal Shelter in Clayton. Healy called the stiff sentence unfair and not in line with other sentences handed down for similar offenses. “Given the statistics in Georgia […]