Category: News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Dam Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section, will host primitive weapons deer hunts in Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, in October, November and December this year. All hunts are limited to the first 75 hunters to arrive per day – first-come, first-served basis. Archery […]

The City of Franklin Springs is celebrating a milestone this week with its Centennial. On Monday, a special City Council meeting was held 100 years to the day the City was chartered on July 22, 1924. During the meeting, Mayor Lee Moore honored a number of special citizens and employees who have been part of the history of the town […]

We’ve been telling you about warnings from Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas about door-to-door scammers in our area. Sheriff Thomas said these fraudsters come to your door and offer to do some kind of home improvement or repair but end up doing shoddy work and ripping off unsuspecting consumers. Now one of those alleged con artists has been caught and […]

St. Mary’s Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report as its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High-Performing Hospital for heart attack, stroke, hip replacement, and knee replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. The annual Procedures & Conditions ratings are designed to assist patients and […]

North Georgia Technical College’s Practical Nursing students from the Currahee campus recently received their pins in a private graduation ceremony at the college. Pinning ceremonies are a traditional nursing practice that honors students prior to beginning their careers in healthcare. “North Georgia Technical College’s Currahee campus recently celebrated a successful pinning ceremony for their Practical Nursing students, who have passed […]