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The State Probation office of the Northern Judicial Circuit was recently name Circuit of the Year for 2014. Chief Probation officer for the circuit, Freddy Pulliam tells WLHR News Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens presented the award to the Northern Circuit at the Department of Corrections Annual Banquet in June. “The Northern Circuit probation office was nominated out of 49 other […]

Franklin County and Hart County will play one more time tonight in the District 11 and 12 year old All-Star baseball tournament at the Doyle Street Park in Toccoa to determine a champion. Trailing 9 to 8, Franklin County scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win 10-9 in extra innings over Hart County. Franklin scored […]

The 11-12 year old Hart County Little League All Stars will play Franklin County in a rematch today in Toccoa. Game time is 7p. Whoever wins the District 7 Championship will advance to the state tournament. This is a double elimination tournament. Hart defeated Franklin on Tuesday by a score of 4-3. If Hart wins, it’s over as Franklin will […]

Royston’s new yard sale ordinance is now in effect. At their meeting Tuesday evening, the city council heard the second reading of that ordinance from city attorney Andrea Grant. “A yard sale is defined as sale, exchange, trade or display of goods outside an enclosed structure,” Grant said. “And this includes areas commonly known as a garage, carport, and the […]

It will likely be the spring of 2015 before accused murderer Brent Shubert goes on trial. That’s according to Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Malcom. Shubert’s attorneys were in Franklin County Superior Court earlier this week to discuss dates for future pre-trial hearings, but no actual trial date has been set. Shubert’s next motion hearing is set for September 8, at […]