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For the sixth year in a row, Georgia students beat the national average on the ACT. Georgia’s class of 2022 recorded an average composite score of 21.6, compared to the national average of 19.8. State School Superintendent Richard Woods pointed out that the Class of 2022 did not have an easy or typical high-school experience. The pandemic began during their […]

The City of Canon will hold its Fall Harvest Festival this Saturday. Originally, scheduled for Saturday, October 1, t he festival had to be postponed because of the threat of rain from Hurricane Ian. The festival will run from 9a to 10p In addition to arts, crafts and food vendors, there will also be inflatables for the kids and live […]

Franklin County and the City of Lavonia are losing one of the anchor industries in the Gerrard Road Industrial Park. On Wednesday, Latexco US announced it will close its East and West coast production facilities.  Latexco has plants in Lavonia and Phoenix, AZ. “Latexco has been a wonderful industrial partner with the City of Lavonia for more than 16 years. Their […]

Some Franklin County High School band members are strutting a little prouder this year thanks to a $10,000 grant. The grant comes from the Georgia Foundation for Public Education’s Rural Grant Fund program and was awarded to seven Georgia high schools this year. Each of the seven schools received $10,000. At their regular meeting Tuesday evening, Band Director Chris Sampson […]

Another accolade for a Hart County Charter System school. On Wednesday the school system announced that North Hart Elementary School has been named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Lighthouse School. This is the second time North Hart has been named a school of excellence by the organization. “Receiving the distinction of two-time Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, Lighthouse School […]