Governor Signs Redistricting Maps, ACLU Immediately Files Suit

Gov. Brian Kemp has signed new legislative and congressional district maps which moves some district boundaries in Northeast Georgia but does not move State Senators or House Representatives. Kemps signed the new district maps last Thursday. In November, the Georgia House of Representatives Redistricting Committee approved the Republican Party’s proposed redistricting map for 2022, which moved Franklin and Hart counties […]

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Judge Rules Biden Cannot Impose COVID Mandate on Head Start Programs

President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a Louisiana federal judge ruled Saturday, handing a victory to 24 states, including Georgia and South Carolina, that had sued the federal government. According to a report in the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty wrote that the Biden administration unlawfully bypassed […]

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Lavonia Police Chief Plans Year of Community Outreach

Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle has made a New Year’s resolution to continue his efforts to build bridges between his department and the community. Carlisle has announced his plan to offer one new community outreach program a month during 2022. “This year I wanted to try something different. We’ve done several things in the past but I’m going to do […]

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Franklin BOC Holds First Meeting of the Year Tonight

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has several items on their agenda when they meet tonight for their first meeting in 2022. Commissioners are expected to pass an amendment to the alcohol ordinance that was approved by voters in November. Voters approved four separate resolutions in November that will allow the sale of alcohol and liquor by the drink in […]

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