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A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered by the State Insurance Commissioner’s office for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a fire last week in the Gumlog Community. It happened on Pinehurst Road in the Fishermen’s Cove subdivision Tuesday night, January 24. “Under the direction of the Franklin County Magistrate Judge’s Office, officers […]

A 50-50 raffle is being held to support the Ark Family Preservation Center. Last October, the Center opened its new facility in Franklin Springs to help hurting children and families. Ark Founder, Dr. Beverly Oxley said at their dedication ceremony that in 2021 they raised $545,000 to reach the overall $1 million goal to build the new, larger, and debt-free […]

As high-tech manufacturing plants such as SK Battery US are lured to Georgia, affordable housing for workers is emerging as a key challenge. In his State of the State address last week, Governor Brian Kemp proposed $35.7 million in the amended fiscal 2023 budget to create a rural workforce housing fund. If the governor’s budget recommendation is approved, the program […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation and contractor Williams Contracting have begun working on the replacement of the bridge on SR 8 over Beaverdam Creek in Hart County. The bridge is located about a mile and a half east of Royston in Hart County. According to G-DOT spokeswoman Elizabeth Johnson, the project includes roadway reconstruction on the approaches east and west […]

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas is warning citizens of scammers calling people pretending to be collecting donations for the Georgia Sheriff’s Association and the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes, Inc. Sheriff Thomas tells WLHR News he has received a number of complaints concerning organizations that solicit by phone claiming to be affiliated with sheriffs, deputies or other law enforcement agencies. Thomas […]