Franklin County BOE Announces New High School Principal

Franklin County High School has a new Principal.

At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Melanie Burton-Brown welcomed Matt Stowers as the new high school principal.

“I’d like to new Franklin County High School Mr. Matt Stowers. Mr. Stowers comes to us from Hall County with 10 years of leadership experience including CTAE Director, Athletic Director, and Assistant Principal. So we’re excited about that and welcome aboard,” she said.

Originally from Gainesville, GA Stowers has most recently been serving as the Assistant Principal of Chestatee High School in Murrayville, GA.

He is originally from Gainesville Georgia.

Stowers will begin work on July 1 as the new Principal of Franklin County High School.

He takes over for Roger Wilkinson who resigned to take a position closer to his hometown of Gadsden, Alabama.

Another new hire announced Tuesday evening is the new Assistant Principal for the Franklin County Middle School.

Burton-Brown announced they have hired Meredith Kilgore to replace Kasey Haley who takes over as the new Principal of Lavonia Elementary School.