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Franklin County Commissioners will go back to in-person meetings at the Justice Center in Carnesville beginning with their regular meeting next Monday.    At their work session Tuesday evening, Commission Chair Jason Macomson pointed to the lowering COVID numbers over the past month.   Jason Macomson trt: 39 oc: be fine   Commissioner Ryan Swails said he was fine either […]

An Athens man has been sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of an Elberton man last summer.    Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said 53-year old Robert Lee Scott Jr., of 1465 E. Broad St. in Athens was found guilty of murder, and  felony murder in the death of John L. Gaines of Elberton.   […]

Franklin County residents will have to wait a little longer before there’s a workable noise ordinance. After having County Manager Derrick Turner research the ordinances in other counties with similar-size populations, County Commissioners have decided to continue researching how best to implement the ordinance. At their work session Tuesday, commissioners continued to voice concerns in several areas such as noises […]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has released the new Hartwell Lake Master Plan. The updated plan follows the previous master plan closely. The Master Plan serves as a comprehensive land and recreational management plan, according to Sandy Campbell, the Natural Resource Program Manager at the Hartwell Dam and Lake Project. It guides the stewardship of natural and […]

This is the last day to vote early in any one of the Franklin County municipal races or Hartwell municipal races. Voters in Lavonia, Canon, and Carnesville are voting early at the Franklin County Elections and Registrations office. Voters in those municipalities are deciding on city council races and four county alcohol resolutions. Franklin County voters are also deciding on […]