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A reception will be held this evening for former Franklin County Extension Agent Ricky Josey. Josey retired September 30th after more than 23 years on the job. Today’s reception will be held at the Rocky Ford Recreation Center in Carnesville from 4p to 6p. No word from the UGA County Extention Service who will replace Josey in Franklin County.   […]

The City of Lavonia has a new Volunteer of the Year. Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center General Surgeon Dr. Stuart Babcock announced that this year’s recipient of the 2013 Margaret Ayers Award for Civic Health is Mike Smith. A special reception  was held for Smith Thursday evening at the Lavonia Train Depot by members of the Lavonia Clinic and the […]

Hunters looking to pursue deer with firearms that harken back to a different time will have their chance, beginning Saturday. Primitive weapons deer hunting season runs through Saturday, October 18th and according to DNR Law Enforcement Officer for our area Craig Fulgum, the week long event is an opportunity to hunt deer using old fashioned methods. Fulgum said it’s also […]

Thousands are expected to descend on the City of Royston Saturday for the annual fall festival. Sponsored by the Royston Downtown Development Authority, this year’s festival will feature many of the same events and vendors as last year. According to DDA Director Candy Rhoades, there will be a good variety of food and arts and craft vendors lining the streets […]

Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners will hold a special work session Monday, October 14, to discuss the next list of road resurfacing projects. The County was recently awarded a $395,000 Local Maintenance and Improvement grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation for road projects, but the county is required to submit a list of projects to the GDOT first. “LMIG […]