Category: News

The blood shortage crisis continues in the U.S. and next month The Blood Connection will be back in our area at several locations. On March 2, they will be at Hart County High School from 8a to 2p, on March 3 a bloodmobile will be at Toccoa Falls College from 10a to 3p. Then on March 4, a bloodmobile will […]

District II Public Health is urging parents and caregivers of infants to check their powdered infant formula before using it due to a recall of some products. The recall includes select lots of Similac®, Alimentum®, and EleCare® formulas manufactured by Abbott Nutrition in its Sturgis, Michigan, facility. The products were sold throughout the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

Franklin Springs City Council is letting residents decide whether to allow Sunday package sales. At their meeting last week, Mayor Lee Moore recommended using the City’s One-Call system to survey residents on the question before moving forward. “At last month’s meeting, we were approached by the owner of a gas station to allow Sunday alcohol sales,” Moore explained. “I feel […]

The Better Business Bureau’s Students of Integrity scholarship application deadline is approaching soon. Students who are interested in applying need to have their applications into the BBB Atlanta office by 11:59p Monday, Feb. 28. The BBB Students of Integrity Scholarship is a unique video-based submission that awards high school seniors up to $5,000 who demonstrate a superior understanding of ethics. High […]

The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the tragic death of a little girl over the weekend, killed when her house caught fire. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s office, it happened about 11:30p Saturday night at home in Hoschton on Skelton Rd. According to the press release, a caller to 911 told dispatchers the home was engulfed in […]