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If you’re considering enrolling at North Georgia Technical College but don’t have a lot of time, NGTC is offering special dates and times for one-stop shop assistance for students interested in enrolling fall semester of 2022. It’s called Tech-Express and will be offered Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Aug. 9-10 and 16-17, with extended business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. […]

Governor Brian Kemp will be making campaign stops in Franklin and Stephens Counties this morning. Kemp will make a campaign stop at the Franklin Springs Fire Station from 8a to 9a and at Currahee Station in Toccoa from 10a to 11a. On Wednesday Kemp signed two executive orders that extend the temporary suspension of the state’s excise tax on motor […]

Franklin County Commissioners have begun the process of transferring certain roads to the City of Lavonia. At their meeting Monday, commissioners voted to accept a resolution to abandon the roads with a view to offering them to the City. The roads in question are near retail and commercial areas in Lavonia that are experiencing ongoing or new growth. Last month, […]

Franklin County Commissioners have denied a rezoning request from a Jefferson man so he could put in a speedway. Brad Ocock requested that 112.25 acres on Highway 327 New Franklin Church Road be rezoned from Agriculture Intensive (AI) to Light Industrial (LI). The property is located at 5620 Hwy 327 and is further identified as parcel number 065 116. Ocock […]

Two Barrow County Detention Officers are behind bars charged with multiple crimes involving inmates after an investigation by agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. According to GBI spokeswoman Natalie Ammons, on June 24, 2022, the Barrow County Sheriff asked the GBI to investigate suspected criminal misconduct of 21-year-old Hunter Lewis Perkins, who was employed as a detention officer assigned […]