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The Franklin County Health Department is sponsoring another flu clinic Tuesday. Tomorrow, there will be a drive-through flu clinic at the Lavonia Fire Station next to Lavonia City Hall from 7:30a to 2p. District 2 Public Health wants to make getting a flu vaccine easier for county residents by providing fast and easy flu shots while they remain seated in […]

There is not much time left for those interested in a career in construction to sign up for the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA)’s Construction Ready Boot Camp. Since 2014, CEFGA has provided a free, 20-day construction/skill trades training and job readiness program to residents in metro Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah, Macon, and Columbus. Now they have expanded that to […]

The Franklin County Board of Education will meet next week for a leadership meeting and one of the topics on their agenda for discussion will be whether to revise the current COVID mitigation plan. On August 23, when the school system again began tracking COVID numbers, over 700 students were quarantined at home for possible exposure to COVID-19, and 62 […]

Just a reminder that voters will have an opportunity Saturday to cast an early ballot in the Franklin and Hart County municipal races and the Franklin County alcohol referendums. Advance voting in Franklin County for the cities of Lavonia, Canon, and Carnesville takes place at the Franklin County Board of Elections office on the Royston Highway in Carnesville from 9a […]

If you missed the drive-thru flu clinic in Royston Thursday in Franklin County, you have two more chances this month. District 2 Public Health wants to make getting a flu vaccine easier for county residents by providing fast and easy flu shots while they remain seated in their cars. Every year since 2007, the district has provided an opportunity to […]