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The Emmanuel College Agriculture Department is in need of working farm equipment for class demonstrations and lab activities and is asking for the public’s help. Owen Thomason, department developer and chair for the Diversified Agriculture Program at the college, said the program is fairly new. “This is our third year with the diversified agriculture program at Emmanuel College. We are […]

The Bridges to Success Career Training Program offers free training courses in a number of career pathways. Qualified applicants will receive tuition, books, tools and childcare as well as transportation reimbursement. Interested persons can choose from air conditioning technology, automotive collision repair, commercial truck driving, diesel engine technology, healthcare access representative, ManufactuReady and welding technology. Applicants must be between 16-24 […]

According to unconfirmed reports, Bowersville Mayor Jim Jordan turned in his resignation at last Thursday’s meeting of the mayor and council. The resignation went into effect immediately. Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Burney is acting mayor until a replacement has been named. Attempts to contact both Jordan and Burney for more information have been unsuccessful.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved two requests by property owners for poultry houses and tabled another request for educational/transitional housing at the January meeting. Aubrey Lunsford requested permission to build a poultry farm consisting of four houses on Shackleford Road. County Manager Beth Thomas said the recommendation from the Planning Commission was for approval with certain conditions. Lunsford […]

Hart County Habitat for Humanity is nearing completion of their 20th home, which means they are ready to begin the process of building No. 21. That process starts with finding the right family. Hart County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Darlene Nixon first talks about the home-building process and how long it takes the group to actually build the home. […]