Category: News

Earlier we told you about a virtual public meeting by the DNR Wildlife Resources Division for hunters to give input on the 2023-2025 hunting regulations. If you tried to access that meeting on their Facebook page you were likely disappointed. Last week, the DNR sent out a notice that bad weather caused a wifi power outage on the 12th, so […]

Students in Franklin County Schools now have a new way to report an issue regarding another student and remain anonymous. And they can do it on their cell phones. Recently the school system made available to students and parents a new app called Anonymous Alerts. Scott Andrews is the Safety & Security Officer for the Franklin County Charter System. Andrews […]

New equipment is being added to the Franklin County Elections office. At the Franklin County Board of Elections meeting Wednesday, Elections Supervisor Tracie Creason said a new printer is being added to the poll pads to make it easier for voters to sign in when they come to cast a ballot. “There’s a new machine that goes with a poll […]

A Franklin County Elementary school has made the grade at the State level. At this week’s regular School Board meeting Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning, Melanie Burton-Brown said Lavonia Elementary School has been removed from the Georgia Department of Education’s Targeted School Improvement List. Burton-Brown explained that TSI schools are schools in which certain minority students are performing in […]

The Franklin County Health Department has been awarded the 2023 Car Seat Mini-Grant by the Georgia Department of Public Health, Injury Prevention Program. Through the Mini-Grant, the Franklin County Health Department and Lavonia Health and Safety will work together to provide car seats and education to financially eligible families in Franklin County. The program is funded by the Governor’s Office […]