Category: News

Candidates for the Franklin County Board of Education office spoke out recently on their respective platforms for the Board of Education Posts 4 and 5 at a politcal forum. The forum was also heard in its entirety this past Sunday here on 92.1 WLHR. For the Post 4 seat, incumbent Alan Mitchell is running against challenger Greg Carey. Mitchell is […]

The Franklin Springs City Council is holding a called meeting this evening to sign an intergovernmental agreement with the newly reformed Downtown Development Authority. In April, the City Council voted to bring back the DDA, which had been non-active for several years. At the time, Mayor Lee Moore told WLHR News bringing back the DDA will help with the town’s […]

St. Mary’s Healthcare in Athens has opened a new guest cottage to serve families of seriously ill patients. Called the St. Mary’s Mercy Guest Cottage, the home opened March 30th and sits on the campus of Highland Hills Village on Jennings Mill Road. The cottage was the idea of the Stephens family whose son had died in an Atlanta hospital […]

The Franklin County Marshal’s office is working to clean up a residence in which over 30 cats were found abandoned and neglected trapped inside. Photos of the inside of the house were recently posted on the Franklin County Government Facebook page, which showed trash piled high in every room but the situation, according to County Marshall Freddy Akin was much […]

This is the second week of early voting for the May 24th General Primary and Non-Partisan Election in Georgia. Early voting takes place from 9a to 5p in both the Franklin County and Hart County Board of Elections offices. Another Saturday early voting day is this Saturday, May 14th. Early voting ends Friday, May 20th. In the local races, voters in both […]