Category: News

If you are a parent of a special needs child, regardless of their age, you should consider getting them involved in the Little League Challenger Baseball Division for special needs children in Franklin County. Sign-up for this year’s season is Saturday at noon at the Franklin County Rec Center in Carnesville. Team manager Sharleen Thomas says sign-up is free for […]

The Carnesville Lions Club is celebrating a milestone this weekend. On Sunday, the Club will celebrate its 70th anniversary at the Carnesville Community Center from 3p to 5p. The celebration is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Originally chartered with the Lavonia Lions Club it was rechartered after World War II and continues to serve the community through […]

The City of Toccoa will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, February 17. The ceremony will be held at Paul Anderson Park at 10:00 am and the community is invited. Arbor Day began in 1872 at the suggestion of J. Sterling Morton as a day set aside for tree planting and conservation of the earth’s resources. Toccoa has been a Tree […]

A Toccoa man has died after a one-vehicle wreck in Franklin County. According to SGT J.R. Dean, with the Georgia State Patrol Hartwell Post, it happened Wednesday afternoon on SR59 near One Mile Road. Dean said a white 2013 Chevrolet Express van was traveling north on GA 59 when it traveled off the east shoulder of the roadway and struck a […]

Franklin County Commission Chair Jeff Jacques has announced plans by the Board of Commissioners to overhaul the current Building Inspection Program. At their work session Tuesday evening, Jacques went into some detail as to why the County will begin looking at setting up an in-house inspection and permitting system. Jacques first cited complaints from citizens regarding the delays and the […]