Category: News

Some changes in leadership happening at the Franklin County School system. At a called meeting Tuesday evening, the Board of Education approved some reshuffling of principals. According to School Superintendent Melanie Burton Brown, beginning with the 2024 – 25 school year, Royston Elementary School’s principal will be Jamie Hammock and the Assistant Principal will be Natalie Erskine. They will transition […]

A Franklin County High School student took home first place at the recent Haering Precision Skills Invitational, held in partnership with North Georgia Technical College. Participants from local high schools teamed up with senior precision machining students from North Georgia Tech in a pro-am style contest, engaging in challenges designed to test their technical skills, creativity, and teamwork. After a […]

North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) recently announced students named to the President’s List and Honor Roll for the spring semester of 2024. HONOR ROLL Franklin County:  11 local Franklin County students who were named to the Honor Roll list this semester include: Kenneth Bradshaw, Canon, Advanced Manufacturing Systems Technology Megan Brannen, Lavonia, Cosmetology Preston Busby, Royston, Commercial Truck Driving Certificate […]

The Hart County Sheriff’s office has set up a special account for people to donate to the family of 3-year-old Cody Bennett Dornellas, the child kidnapped from his home last week in Belton, SC by his father and burned when the truck he was in caught fire. On Monday, Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said the account is open for […]

The Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post 52 has issued a laundry list of charges against accused kidnapper Joshua Dornellas, 31, of Belton, SC. Georgia State Patrol Post 52 Commander Sgt. Camran Fleming said Dornellas faces a total of 32 charges. They include felony charges of: 1. Aggravated assault 2. Kidnapping 3. Three counts of fleeing 4. Cruelty to a child […]