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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) says Prime Pak Foods in  Gainesville,  is recalling approximately 24,000 pounds of fully cooked breaded chicken breast products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens.  The products were formulated with egg and wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.  The following products are subject to recall: […]

Two Franklin County men, charged in the 2011 armed robbery of the Lavonia Branch of North Georgia Credit Union, have been found guilty in U.S. District Court in Athens. On Monday, a jury handed down guilty verdicts for 46-year old Orlando Brock of Lavonia and 43-year old Walter Butler, Jr. of Bowersville. Brock and Butler were both initially charged with […]

After several years of planning and applying for funding, Franklin County will finally be receiving federal dollars to pay for a planned sewer line project along Interstate 85. The County Board of Commissioners held a work session last week to approve a letter of conditions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that spells out the conditions of a loan/grant package. […]

It finally looks like it will be perfect weather this weekend for the dedication of the newly renovated Royston Little League ball fields. Royston Downtown Development Director Candy Rhoades said Monday, the fields will now be dedicated this Friday evening at 6p.  Three previous dates to celebrate the re-opening of the Joe T. Cunningham Ball Fields were rained out. Royston […]

Some good news for towns and cities across Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal has signed into law a bill that empowers Georgia cities with even greater means to revitalize and re-energize their downtowns. HB 128, which created the new Georgia Downtown Renaissance Fund and gives the Georgia Department of Community Affairs new tools to help cities with low interest loans as […]