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All of Georgia’s Regional Commissions reported a rise in June unemployment rates. State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that every summer, students and seasonal workers inject the workforce with a fresh wave of talent and energy. Although this may lead to a temporary rise in unemployment, their contributions are the driving force behind our businesses’ success and the engine […]

The Franklin County Board of Education is its third and final public hearing today on its plan to leave the millage rate the same for the upcoming fiscal year. A third and final public hearing on the millage takes place tonight at 6p at the Board of Education Administrative Offices, 280 Busha Road in Carnesville. Afterward, the Board is expected […]

German manufacturer Ritz Instrument Transformer has announced it plans to expand its operations in Georgia and will invest $28 million in a new plant in Waynesboro that will create 130 jobs. Ritz develops and produces instrument transformers from 600 volts to 500 kilovolts. The Hamburg, Germany-based company operates two plants in Georgia. A temporary facility in Burke County currently supports […]

The attorney for a man charged in connection with a fatal wreck four years ago in Franklin County will be back in Franklin County Superior Court this week for a status conference. Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White is asking the Court to revoke the bond of Justin Michael Grizzle who’s charged with Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree […]

Throughout the month of August children will be heading back to the classroom for the new school year. In Franklin County, students return to class on Friday, August 2. Across Georgia, 1.7 million children begin heading back to school next month and AAA reminds motorists to slow down and stay alert in neighborhoods, and school zones. And be especially vigilant […]