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PRIMARY TABS View(active tab) Edit Track The Franklin County Board of Education plans to make a decision on whether to keep a 164-day school calendar for next year or go to 180 days. The Franklin County Board of Education plans to make a decision on whether to keep a 164-day school calendar for next year or go to 180 days.
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The Franklin County Board of Education plans to make a decision on whether to keep a 164-day school calendar for next year or go to 180 days.

School board split on calendar question

CARNESVILLE – With a vote planned next week, the Franklin County Board of Education appears evenly split on whether to mandate a 180-day school calendar in 2019-20 or keep the current 164-day sched

By Kandice S. Eberhardt

Jose Mendez-Paniagua

Fugitives from Mexico arrested near Lavonia

LAVONIA – Two people wanted for more than 14 years for kidnapping charges in Mexico were arrested Tuesday near Lavonia.

By Staff reports

Brian Kemp speaks during a campaign breakfast Sept. 28 at the Swails Center in Franklin Springs.

Huge local turnout favors Kemp, but vote close statewide

CARNESVILLE – A large number of Franklin County voters went to the polls Tuesday to overwhelmingly support state Republican candidates.

By Shane Scoggins

Ambulance and other calls continue to rise, county officials say.

911 calls rising

CARNESVILLE – The number of calls answered by Franklin County EMS/911 has steadily increased since 2009.

By Kandice S. Eberhardt

Pick up a copy of this week's paper for a copy of our Franklin County Lady Lion State Championship special!

Lady Lions never quit on way to title

Coach Jason Oliver looked out over the softball diamond at the Columbus Saturday at about 7 p.m.

By Shane Scoggins

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Kalyn Jinks connects with a pitch in region tournament action Saturday against East Jackson.

Lady Lions in driver’s seat for region title

The Franklin County Lady Lions will play for the Region 8AAA championship this afternoon in Jefferson.

Franklin will face either Jefferson or Jackson County at 4 p.m.

The Lady Lions will have to be beaten twice to lose the championship.

The Franklin County Lady Lions play the top two teams in 8AAA and the No. 3 team in Class AAAAAAA in consecutive days this week.

Battling the best

Franklin Fastpitch had a relatively easy week last week.

The Lady Lions went 3-0 with games on the road at Stephens County and Monroe Area and a home matchup with Gainesville.

The rivalry game with Stephens was not easy, nor was the Region 8AAA contest at Monroe.

But, if the comparison is with this week’s slate of games, there’s no doubt which is harder.

Members of the Franklin County Lady Lion varsity volleyball team celebrate a play Tuesday in their first competition at Athens Christian School. The team will have its first home match today at 5 p.m. at Rocky Ford Park. (Photos by Rose Scoggins)

New volleyball squad to host first home match tonight

A completely new team of Lady Lions has taken the court this year to represent Franklin County High School.

The school’s very first varsity volleyball team began play Tuesday in Athens against Athens Christian and Oglethorpe County.

FCHS added the new sports program over the summer, with Michael Ritcey as the program’s first coach.

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Obituaries

Bobbie Pierce

LAVONIA – Bobbie Ann Wilson Pierce, 78, of Lavonia died Sept. 30, 2015, at her home. Born Aug.

Kathryn Worley

CARNESVILLE – Kathryn Elizabeth Mc-Connell Worley, 70, of Carnesville, died Oct.

Boone Milford

HARTWELL – James Alton “Boone” Milford, 84, died Oct.

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