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The wait is almost over for hunters. Georgia’s deer firearms season opens Saturday and continues through Jan. 9, 2022 statewide. Regulated deer hunting ensures that Georgia’s deer population continues to be healthy and strong. Over one million acres of public hunting land is available to hunters in Georgia, including more than 100 state-operated wildlife management areas. Georgia DNR Law Enforcement […]

Not only are gas prices soaring to levels not seen since the 2008 recession, retail food prices continue to rise at an unusually rapid rate, much faster than in previous years and that has analysts concerned. So what does that mean for you, the average consumer, when you go to the grocery store? According to the USDA, the Consumer Price […]

The Franklin County Charter School System can now begin working on implementing certain initiatives of its five-year strategic plan previously put on hold. The five-year strategic plan for the Franklin County Charter School System was the result of a number of town hall-type meetings in 2019 and 2020 in which Franklin County School Superintendent Chris Forrer and the school board […]

On Wednesday we told you about the teachers in Franklin County who are recipients of Hart EMC’s Bright Ideas grants. Now the Hart County Charter School System has announced the teachers in each of their schools who have also received grant awards. Hart EMC surprised 19 Hart County teachers with Bright Ideas Grants on Oct. 12. There were winners selected […]

11 school districts in the 9th Congressional District, which includes Franklin, Hart, Stephens, Madison, and Banks counties are receiving part of a $1.31billion dollar commitment from the Federal Communications Commission to fund schools and libraries that applied for support from the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program. In our area, the Elbert County School system is receiving $176,984 in funding, […]