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The City of Toccoa is the recipient of a Rural Business Development Grant. The grant was issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and will be used during Fiscal Year 2023. According to Main Street Manager Christian Hamilton, grant funds will be utilized to construct an annex addition to the Historic Ritz Theatre. He says the addition will include […]

The Centers for Disease Control is urging the public to get a COVID booster shot because of the rising number of cases, deaths, and hospitalizations across the country. In a press release Monday, the CDC said COVID-19 Community Levels are at medium to high levels in 75% of counties nationwide. As we reported last week, both Franklin and Hart counties […]

The Franklin County Board of Education will hold two more public hearings on their plan to raise property taxes before passing the proposed millage. The Board held their first millage rate hearing last Thursday, Finance Director Chez Maxwell went over the reason for raising property taxes. Maxwell said the tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 17 mills, […]

Georgia students showed strong improvement on the 2021-2022 Georgia Milestones assessments. Scores increased or held steady on 17 of 21 assessments, compared to the 2020-2021 school year. While scores have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels, the scores clearly show that academic recovery is underway in Georgia’s public schools. “Georgia’s teachers, students, and the rest of our public education family have […]

In Lumpkin County, agents with the GBI have arrested a man in connection with a death caused by a fentanyl overdose. After a seven-month-long investigation conducted by the GBI’s Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, with the assistance of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office, agents arrested 34-year-old Joshua Arnes Maney of Gainesville. Maney is charged with Felony Murder. Maney is currently […]