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Daniel Brown covered the Hartwell and Royston municipal races In Hartwell, all three incumbents are winners and one race is headed to a runoff. In Tuesday night’s citywide election, voters gave incumbent mayor Brandon Johnson another term.  He defeated challenger Jadrickus Patterson 587 votes to 205. In Tray Hick’s race for city council, the incumbent held off challenger R.C. Oglesby […]

County commissioners will gather this afternoon at the Carnesville Community Center for their annual fall retreat. At their regular meeting Monday evening, County Manager Derrick Turner said the meeting this afternoon is open to the public. This afternoon Commissioners will hear from several County departments, including the Road Department on County growth and needs, EMS on the future challenges they’re […]

A Lavonia woman is calling on Franklin County to institute a countywide leash law. At their meeting Monday evening, Leesa McMillan, owner of Lavonia Pet Salon came before the Board of Commissioners with her request. McMillan told the Board there is a problem with dogs roaming at large in her community. She said with the absence of a leash law, […]

Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead at the bottom of Tallulah Gorge in Rabun County last Friday. 39-year old William Lang Pottle’s of Brookhaven was found in the gorge Friday night, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark McKinnon. He said Pottle’s body was found about 150 feet from the top of an overlook. […]

Voters in Hart and Franklin County municipalities are going to the polls today to cast ballots in city council, and mayoral races. For the municipal races in Franklin County, voters in Lavonia will cast their ballots at the Lavonia Community Center, Canon residents will vote at Canon City Hall, and Carnesville residents will vote at the Carnesville Fire Department. The […]