Author: MJ Kneiser

The City of Royston is holding its Halloween event this evening for the kiddos at the Royston Wellness and Community Park. DDA Executive Director Michael Crump said various businesses and groups will be on hand to hand out candy to little ghosts, princesses, and superheroes. “Trick or treating will take place from 4p to 6p at the Wellness Park. We’ll […]

Hart County Commissioners have voted to ask State Representative Alan Powell and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into missing documents from the Franklin-Hart County Airport. At their meeting this week, Commission Chair Marshal Sayer wasted no time in calling for a motion. “There’s been some talk in the news about missing records. They’re getting bills and they don’t […]

Just a reminder there is one more advance voting Saturday and that’s tomorrow from 9a to 4p. Voting in both Franklin and Hart counties continues to be brisk. In Franklin County, Interim Elections Supervisor Traci Creason said as of Thursday morning they had had 2,026 in-person early voters. Hart County Elections Supervisor Robin Webb reported the total, as of Wednesday […]

Just a reminder that the first-ever Franklin County Historical Society Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 29 at Carnesville Community Park. The festival takes place from 10a to 7p on Saturday. Organizer Andrea Freeland says the festival is a way for the non-profit group to recoup funds lost for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that all Regional Commissions recorded a drop in unemployment rates in September. In the Georgia Mountains region, which includes Franklin, Hart, and Stephens counties, the preliminary unemployment rate in September dropped to 2.2% – down five-tenths of a percent from August. While Initial claims for unemployment were up 1% over the month, the […]