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Acting Franklin County School Superintendent Chuck Colquitt has confirmed the search for a new Athletic Director continues this week. Former Athletic Director Jason Oliver retired on November 30. Oliver had been the Athletic Director since 2019. A search began for his replacement soon after Oliver announced his retirement in November. Applications were received through December 11. The Search Committee is looking for […]

Lavonia Police are asking for the public’s help to locate and identify a suspect who attempted to break into Lakemont Jewelers over the weekend. According to Interim Police Chief Daniel Carson, it happened Sunday night. Carson said Police were alerted when the store’s alarm went off. Surveillance video shows a black male wearing a hoodie with the words Puma on the […]

A Lavonia woman is charged with burglary and theft in two separate incidents. Interim Police Chief Daniel Carson said the first happened at the Wild Flower Salon on Main St. Downtown. Carson said the suspect’s arrest came when another salon in Lavonia reported a theft. “Through the investigation, we identified a female,” Carson said. “She had actually attempted to commit […]

The woman killed over the weekend in a crash that also killed a UGA football player was from Toccoa. 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy was a staff member with the University of Georgia. She and 20-year-old Devon Willock were killed early Sunday morning on Barnett Shoals Road. Two other members of the football program who were passengers in the vehicle were seriously […]

The Frankin County Board of Education has announced that Assistance School Superintendent Melanie-Burton Brown is the sole finalist for the position of School Superintendent for the Franklin County Charter School System. Board Chair Robin Cato made the announcement at the end of the School Board’s called meeting Thursday evening. “It has, as it always does, falls upon the Board to […]