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Voters in Franklin and Hart counties wasted no time casting early in-person ballots Monday for the December 6 run-off between incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschell Walker. By noon Monday, 400 Franklin County voters had cast early ballots in Carnesville. In Hart County, over 500 had voted at the Board of Elections office in Hartwell. At […]

The Franklin County Charter School System continues its efforts to recruit more school bus drivers. On Monday, School System Transportation Director Ray Hamilton said he still needs about 20 more bus drivers. “We have approximately 21 openings and we have about 40 bus drivers right now. So, there’s a huge deficit.  We’re just looking to the community for help. If […]

The City of Lavonia is holding its annual Christmas tree lighting this evening at the Gazebo downtown. Sponsored by the Lavonia Downtown Development Authority, Director Barbara Busby said this year’s tree lighting downtown will be better than ever. “We are kicking off the Christmas season on Tuesday with our tree lighting. This year’s theme is Candyland. So, the Gazebo will […]

If you’re looking for a gift for the outdoorsman or woman on your Christmas list, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources says you might want to consider giving them a one-year season Combo Pass. The Combo Pass is good at 36 lakes, 7 waterfalls, 3 canyons, and a gold museum, for a total of 60 Georgia State Parks & Historic […]

Early voting begins today in Franklin and Hart counties for the December 6 run-off. U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and challenger Republican Herschel Walker, the former University of Georgia and NFL football star, were forced into a Dec. 6 runoff because neither won a majority in the midterm election this month. Early in-person voting ends this Friday, Dec. 2, and there […]