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Franklin County will concentrate on resurfacing existing paved roads, rather than pave more dirt roads when they receive the next round of Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant monies from the Georgia Department of Transportation. The county will be receiving $395-thousand dollars in grant money from the GDOT.   At a special called work session Monday evening, the board of commissioners […]

The City of Canon is looking for a new police chief. Canon’s City Council announced at  their recent meeting that former police chief John Thomas has resigned. “He told the council and mayor he has a better offer,” said Canon City Clerk Mary Dowell. “But he did not say what that offer is.” Thomas will leave next month. The total […]

Teachers in Franklin County are partnering with local businesses in an effort to educate themselves about what kinds of training and experience companies are looking in their workers. Last week, a group of educators teaching a variety of subjects toured several Franklin County industries. It’s part of a new initiative between the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, the Franklin County […]

A Bowman faces charges after being involved in a wreck last week that caused the death of another man. It happened last Wednesday, October 9th on SR172. According to Tracey Watson, from the Georgia Department of Public Safety Public Information Office, 24-year-old Harley Kane Thomason of Bowman was traveling on State Route 172 in his VW, when he was rear […]

On the police blotter…. Oconee County, SC authorities have recovered a bass boat, valued at over $65,000 that was stolen from a Hart County man. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s incident report, the boat, a 2012 Ranger Z521 Bass boat with a Mercury 250 Optimax motor was reported missing from a dock on Lakeview Road last Thursday. The owner […]