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Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas is one of the dozens of Georgia Sheriffs who are furious with comments made by Democratic candidate for Governor Stacy Abrams. In a recent debate, when Kemp noted he had the support of 170 Sheriffs. Abrams retorted she wasn’t part of the quote, “good ole boys club.” Her comments infuriated Sheriffs across the State, including […]

Harbin Lumber is working to help make sure children in Franklin County are warm this winter with their Harbin Hoodies Community Coat Drive. Organizer Ashley Guest, Marketing Coordinator for Harbin says she wanted to do something for the community that would help children this holiday season. The Coat Drive runs through Wednesday, November 16 with many drop-off locations throughout the […]

Why is Fall the time of year that you need to be more vigilant while driving? Because it is peak deer activity season, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “Motorists should be alert and pay close attention to roadsides as we are nearing the annual peak time of year for deer movement,” said Charlie Killmaster, […]

The Lavonia City Council has a lot on their agenda this evening, including deciding on two rezoning requests. Before the regular city council meeting, the Lavonia Planning & Zoning Commission will hear a request from Mike Haley to rezone 80 acres on Gerrard Road from the current conservation use zoning to B-3 Heavy Industrial. The Council will hear the first […]

Earlier this week we told you the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority was in contract negotiations for the sale of 20 acres on Gerrard Road behind Harbin Lumber and the EMS building. On Thursday, the IBA announced Alliance Supply and Piping LLC on Gerrard Road in Lavonia is the buyer. Alliance is expanding its operations from its current plant on […]