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This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week and The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, in partnership with the National Weather Service, is encouraging Georgians to learn and understand the threats of severe weather and prepare for various weather events. GEMA and Homeland Security Director Chris Stallings says with the recent severe storms, tornado outbreaks, and straight-line winds that […]

Registration is underway for a one-day seminar on ways to prevent and respond to school safety issues. It’s called the AWR 148: Crisis Management for School-Based Incidents and it’s scheduled for Monday, March 6 at the Carnesville Fire Department. The one-day class teaches rural law enforcement, first responders, and local school systems how to partner together to solve a school […]

Franklin County Commissioners have approved a preliminary updated Master Plan for the County water system. At their work session earlier this week, the Board heard from Peoples & Quigley vice president Christopher D. Quigley on their recommendations for what needs to be done to the system over the next 20 years. Under Phase 1, Quigley listed a number of issues […]

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 […]