Category: News

A Hart County High School senior is one of 323 graduating seniors from across Georgia who have been recognized by State School Superintendent Richard Woods and the Georgia Department of Education as 2021 Georgia Scholars. He is Ben Tellano of Hartwell and he was the only local high school senior in our area to make the list.  He plans to attend […]

  Earlier we told you about the Franklin County Challenger League – a baseball league for special needs children. Franklin County School Superintendent Chris Forrer is involved in the Challenger League and this week on the Franklin County School’s Facebook page, he announced the league will be having their All-Star game at the ball fields at the Rocky Ford Recreation […]

If you’re looking for a way to plug in and get involved in the community and missions, a local non-profit ministry is holding a volunteer extravaganza on Saturday. Love Him Love Them is an international ministry that helps people both locally and in Haiti. Ministry founder Linda Gunter said the session Saturday at the Pointe Church in Toccoa will go […]

Just a reminder for those of you who love trains, Toccoa is celebrating their annual Train Day on Saturday. The railroad has been an important part of the history of Toccoa and to honor this history, the City of Toccoa has planned several events that day. The first event takes place super early, at 6:15a when City officials and anyone else […]

The results of a survey regarding whether incorporating Gumlog is worth pursuing are in and the yes’s only slightly outnumbered the no’s. Franklin County Manager Derrick Turner reported the numbers Tuesday evening to the Board of Commissioners at their work session. According to Turner, 548 Franklin County citizens responded to the survey on the County’s website, and of that, 65.4% […]