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Franklin County will now handle all future Royston elections. The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to handle their elections again. In February, the Royston City Council voted to return the handling of future Royston elections to the County after hearing from Mayor Keith Turman. “For the past eight or nine years we’ve been doing our own elections in the […]

It wasn’t the big crowd he had hoped for but enough people joined Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant and his daughter Monday evening for a walk through downtown to make it a successful first effort. The walk was part of the Mayor’s new health and wellness initiative.  Mayor Umbehant said walking is one of the best exercises a person can do […]

Hart County Elections Supervisor Robin Webb says all Hart County voters will be receiving a new precinct card reflecting a change in their house district number. Voters who previously voted at the Hart County Rec Dept will also see a precinct change. That information will be on the new card. Webb said no action is required by any voters unless the […]

Local Social Security offices will re-open for in-person services this Thursday. On Monday, Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner for the Social Security Administration announced in-person services will resume on April 7th. “I am pleased to announce that local Social Security offices will restore in-person services, including for people without an appointment, on April 7, 2022,” he said in a press release. […]

Attorneys for a man serving a life sentence for felony murder are expected back in Franklin County Superior Court next week to ask for a new trial for their client. In 2017, Joseph Donnell Starks was indicted and later convicted of felony murder. The charge stems from an incident in December 2016 in which Starks is accused of leading Franklin […]