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Franklin County Commissioners reach an agreement on how to fund the proposed jail expansion. At their work session Tuesday evening, the board heard from county manager John Phillips.  Noting that there was about $800,000 dollars already set aside for a jail expansion from a previous SPLOST, Phillips recommended a multi-phase approach. “In order to prevent this project from dying and […]

If you missed the rabies clinic earlier this month at the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter, the Franklin County Health Department will be sponsoring their annual spring clinic on May 17. Doctors Pat Hitchcock, April Steele and Doris Cato will be administering the rabies vaccines at various locations around Franklin County, but there are a couple changes in locations this year. […]

Caterpillar is moving its engine production plant operations from Fountain Inn, S.C., to Georgia and Texas, affecting 380 full-time and 130 temporary jobs. The company, which has a plant in Toccoa and is opening a new plant in Athens, said Tuesday its marine engine operation is shifting to Griffin, Ga., and the C7 engine assembly line is moving to Seguin, […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Office will open some Georgia and South Carolina campgrounds and day use areas for the 2014 recreation season Thursday, May 1.  They include: Oconee Point and Coneross campgrounds in Oconee County, S.C., and Crescent Group campground in Anderson County will be open through September 30th. In Hart County, Paynes Creek Campground and […]

The severe weather that marched across Arkansas over the weekend is now in Georgia. Overnight, western and northwestern Georgia were hammered with heavy rainfall, but not the tornado activity seen as close as Alabama where two people have reportedly died yesterday from a confirmed twister outside of Birmingham. Rain started falling in the Northeast Georgia area around 6a this morning, […]