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Motorists traveling to and from Franklin and Banks Counties on GA Highway 59 now have a smoother and safer ride. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the new bridge over the Hudson River is open. Additionally, a roundabout just inside Banks County on 59 is also finished and open. Construction on the replacement bridge began on January 7, 2022 […]

Police on Monday identified the two passengers injured in the single-vehicle car crash that killed a University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy early Sunday, just hours after the team celebrated its national championship victory. The two injured passengers in the crash have been identified as Georgia offensive lineman Warren McClendon, 21, and Victoria Bowles, […]

The GBI has arrested a Jackson County man on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of children. GBI spokeswoman Natalie Ammons said on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Patrick John Agnew, age 58, of Jackson County, GA, was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit. […]

By State Representative Alan Powell, HD 33 Appropriations Hearings The 2023 legislative session of the General Assembly was off to a start last week with the swearing-in of the House and Senate members and the Governor’s inaugural events. This week we begin the Joint (House/Senate) Appropriations Hearings to hear the Governor’s recommendations for the AFY 2023 and FY 2004 budgets. […]

Franklin County Assistant School Superintendent Melanie Burton-Brown says she plans to carry on with the Strategic Plan set in place by late Superintendent Chris Forrer if confirmed by the School Board as the new Superintendent of the Franklin County Charter School System. Last week, the Franklin County Board of Education announced Burton-Brown as the sole finalist for the position. On […]