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A Martin man is awaiting sentencing in Franklin County after being found guilty on multiple felony counts of aggravated assault on a peace officer.   A Franklin County jury took just 30 minutes Thursday to deliver their verdict against Donald Jaynes.  On June 11, 2013, Jaynes called Franklin County 911 complaining about four-wheelers driving down the road in front of his […]

A controversial dirt race track on SR106 outside of Carnesville may have closed for good. Recently, Franklin County issued citations against the operator of the track, Paul Fitts, for violating the county’s zoning ordinance.   However,  county attorney Bubba Samuels said Thursday, Fitts never showed for a scheduled court hearing this week.  “Mr. Fitts who was the gentlemen who requested the […]

This is the last day to vote early in the General Primary Election and officials in Franklin and Hart counties say people have been rushing in to cast their ballots ahead of next Tuesday. Hart County Registrar John Stercho said what started out as a slow early voting period last week, is ending with a bang. “We were blown out […]

What is believed to have been a giant meteor streaked across the sky late Thursday night, to the amazement of thousands of spectators from Alabama to Wisconsin. According to the American Meteor Society, a fireball is another term for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus as seen […]

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Banks County overnight Wednesday. Banks County Emergency Management Agency Director Deidra Moore said the tornado was an EF1 with wind speeds between 86-110 miles per hour. The tornado, which hit about midnight Tuesday, caused damage to homes and properties along a nine-mile stretch of the county, but […]