Category: News

If you’re an angler, you can expect a great year for fishing on Lake Hartwell. Anglers can fish for a variety of bass, black crappie, and walleye. According to the DNR,  high water levels over the past few springs provided excellent spawning conditions for largemouth bass. As a result, there was a large influx of juvenile largemouths, which are now […]

An arrest has been made in last week’s officer involved shooting in Carnesville.  According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 31-year-old Richard David Travis of Eastanollee was the driver of the SUV in the officer-involved shooting.  Travis was arrested late last week and charged with aggravated assault upon a peace officer.  According to Franklin County Magistrate’s office, bond was denied […]

Attorneys for a man charged in connection with a fatal wreck two years ago in Franklin County will be back in Franklin County Superior Court next week. Northern Judicial District Attorney Parks White is asking the Court to revoke the bond of Justin Michael Grizzle who’s charged with Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree from a fatal wreck in […]

Qualifying is underway in Hart and Franklin Counties for County Commission and Board of Education races. In Hart County, Districts 2 and 4 of both the Hart County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education are open this election year.  According to Elections Coordinator Robin Webb, Frankie Teasley, the Incumbent, for County Commission District 2 has qualified.  He is […]

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says visitors will see some improvements this year at some of the more popular State Parks golf courses. Both Victoria Bryant State Park and Highland Walk Golf Course in Franklin Springs are benefitting from several improvements. Todd Gibson is Park Ranger at Victoria Bryant State Park.  Gibson says improvements are being all over the […]