Category: News

A Royston woman remains behind bars after a drug bust found nearly $10,000 in methamphetamines in her car and home.  According to Sheriff Steve Thomas, it all happened on Monday, September 27, when the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit stopped a vehicle near the Dollar General at Sandy Cross Road and Highway 106.  The vehicle, a black 2011 […]

The city of Lavonia has now officially taken over five roads from Franklin County.  According to Lavonia mayor Courtney Umbehant, city council already had an agreement to assume control of the roads contingent upon approval from Franklin County Commissioners.  With county commissioners voting unanimously on Monday, October 3, to give up the streets, the city is now responsible for any […]

It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Ian made landfall as a category 4 storm in Southwest Florida.  Ian brought destruction throughout much of the state, even into the Carolinas killing at least a hundred people and causing billions of dollars in damage. Organizations from all over the country have mobilized to provide hurricane relief for the victims including […]

It’s time for the annual fall classic, and no I’m not talking about the World Series.  I’m talking about the The Vintage Baseball game between “The Georgia Peaches” from The Ty Cobb Museum and “The Shoeless Joes” from the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum.  And the Ty Cobb Museum is still looking for additional players to join the team.  The Vintage […]

The sentencing phase for a former Northeast Georgia Bank teller who was convicted for conspiring to steal from her employer is now underway. On Wednesday, 35-year-old Casie Alane Maxey of Hartwell was found guilty for her part in stealing approximately $72,000 from the branch where she worked, located on 1028 Benson Street in Hartwell. Jurors convicted Maxey on three charges: […]