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State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all 12 regional commissions in the state recorded increases in unemployment rates. In the Georgia Mountains Region, which includes Franklin, Hart, and Stephens Counties, the December preliminary unemployment rate was up two-tenths to 1.9 percent, the rate was 3.9 percent one year ago. Initial claims for unemployment were up 14% in December.  Most […]

Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris Administration effort to address climate change and achieve other natural resource benefits. The General CRP signup will run from Jan. 31 to March 11, and the Grassland […]

Franklin County is working on instituting a vaping ordinance aimed at curbing the practice in schools. At their work session Tuesday evening, Commission Chair Jason Macomson said the Board was approached by the School System to develop the ordinance. “We were recently contacted by school officials about the problem of vaping by students at the high school,” he began. “And […]

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has turned down an appeal by some citizens to overturn their decision to grant a rezoning request for Troy Construction, LLC. At an appeals hearing Tuesday evening, the Board voted 3-1 to uphold their November decision to change the zoning of 15 acres on Neal Road from Ag Intensive to Light Industrial, with Commissioner […]

Hartwell and Reed Creek voters will have an opportunity this evening to ask questions and voice their opinions regarding a plan to consolidate their voting precincts into one. A called meeting of the Board of Elections takes place tonight at 6:30p on the 27th at the Lonnie Burns Fine Arts Center at Hart County High School. The Hart County Board […]