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Titlan Wells and the Franklin County Lions will look to get a win in their final non-region game today at Madison County.

The Franklin County Lions and Madison County Red Raiders will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Danielsville in each team’s last warmup game before region contests begin. Each will be looking for a win to vault them into the games that will determine...

The weight room at Franklin County High School was one of the areas of concern discussed at the Franklin County Board of Education meeting last week.

School board hears concerns over sports

CARNESVILLE – Athletics in the Franklin County School System was the main topic of discussion during the Sept. 12 regular meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education. Two members of the public, Perry Hart and Jeffrey Pierce, spoke to the board...

Kayleigh Fowler started Tuesday’s game against Jackson County.

A tough stretch

By Shane Scoggins Publisher Bad weather, partly from Hurricane Irma last week, forced the Franklin County Lady Lions into a very tough stretch. The team has faced consecutive games back-to-back before this season, but this latest scheduling...

The man who inspired Chip Bridges to go into agriculture education once said that Bridges has "got just the right amount of cow manure on his boots.”

FFA leader keeps boots in education, agriculture

Stanley Whitsett once told a group of UGA agriculture professors this about John “Chip” Bridges: “That old Chip, he’s got just the right amount of cow manure on his boots.” “I don’t have too much manure on my boots and I don’t have too little manure...

Former Franklin County Lion Brent Honeywell finished his 2017 season with the Durham Bulls by being the winning pitcher in the Triple-A National Championship Game Tuesday.

Honeywell helps Bulls to championships

The Durham Bulls are the top team in all of Minor League Baseball’s Triple-A class, and top Tampa Bay Rays prospect and Franklin County native Brent Honeywell is a big reason for that. The Bulls won the International League’s Governor’s Cup last...

Inspecting inspections

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County Commissioners gave a split blessing Monday night to allow its planning board to continue to look at a possible building inspection program for the county. After hearing from opponents of building inspections and...

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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Major Chris Looney leads Jerry Lee Spence out in cuffs after his arrest in Royston. (Photo courtesy of the Royston Police Department Facebook page)

Accused carjacker nabbed in Royston

ROYSTON – The Royston Police Department and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a South Carolina man Friday wanted for carjacking.

By Staff reports

School board hears concerns over sports

CARNESVILLE – Athletics in the Franklin County School System was the main topic of discussion during the Sept. 12 regular meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education.

By Kandice S. Eberhardt

FFA leader keeps boots in education, agriculture

Stanley Whitsett once told a group of UGA agriculture professors this about John “Chip” Bridges: “That old Chip, he’s got just the right amount of cow manure on his boots.”

By Shane Scoggins

Inspecting inspections

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County Commissioners gave a split blessing Monday night to allow its planning board to continue to look at a possible building inspection program for the county.

By Shane Scoggins

David Herring (left photo), a native of Red Hill, stands in front of Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk in the ceremonial office at the Georgia State Capitol.

The governor's guard: 'Dawg'

Serving as Georgia’s governor is a more than a full-time job.

By Shane Scoggins

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Lions to visit Madison

The Franklin County Lions and Madison County Red Raiders will meet Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Danielsville in each team’s last warmup game before region contests begin.

Each will be looking for a win to vault them into the games that will determine their postseason fates.

Both teams enter the contest with 1-3 records.

A tough stretch

By Shane Scoggins

Publisher

Bad weather, partly from Hurricane Irma last week, forced the Franklin County Lady Lions into a very tough stretch.

The team has faced consecutive games back-to-back before this season, but this latest scheduling shakeup involved region games.

The Lady Lions ended up playing four region games in five days.

Honeywell helps Bulls to championships

The Durham Bulls are the top team in all of Minor League Baseball’s Triple-A class, and top Tampa Bay Rays prospect and Franklin County native Brent Honeywell is a big reason for that.

The Bulls won the International League’s Governor’s Cup last week, and on Tuesday, defeated the Memphis Redbirds of the Pacific Coast League 5-3 for the Triple-A National Championship.