Category: News

A public hearing is scheduled in Franklin County on the county’s plans to abandon several roads that are expected to be taken over by the City of Lavonia. The public hearing will take place Monday, October 3 at 5:30p at the Justice Center in Carnesville. In August, Franklin County Commissioners began the process of transferring certain roads to the City […]

We’ve been telling you about Saturday’s Lavonia’s fall festival and the overflow of vendors this year but one local town needs more. But the fall festival fun will continue next weekend when the City of Canon hosts their fall harvest festival Saturday, October 1 from 9a to 10p. However, they still need vendors. Vendors can sign up for a space […]

For the tenth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named Emmanuel College a Tier One Top 50 Best Regional College in the South. For 2022-23, Emmanuel holds 41st place in regional rankings. Emmanuel President Ron White said ten consecutive years in the top 50 college and universities confirms that Emmanuel College is on mission with quality education and […]

Today is the last day to register to participate in Hartwell’s annual Scarecrow Bash. This is the 12th year for the Scarecrow bash and unlike most years, there is no theme for your scarecrow this year so let your creativity guide you. The deadline to register is today and participants may start putting up their scarecrows on Saturday, September 24. […]

Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners has approved a zoning change of multiple parcels on Old Federal Highway that makes way for a major northeast home builder to construct its southeast truss factory and distribution center. At their meeting this week, the Board heard from Joshua Schrager, a commercial real estate developer from Florida who represents JW Investments, LLC, and NVR […]