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CARNESVILLE – Franklin County voters will decide Tuesday on two seats on the local school board and a bond referendum to expand the jail.
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By Kandice S. Eberhardt
Staff Writer
LAVONIA – A bobcat recently spotted in Lavonia was put down by police after close encounters with citizens.
By Kandice S. Eberhardt
The Ty Cobb Museum will host a spring Vintage Base Ball game May 19, following the release of its 2018 baseball card at 10:30 a.m. in the museum lobby.
These are sample ballots for the May 22 party primary election.
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By Lisa W. Manus
Staff Writer
For the second year in a row, the Franklin County High School track and field team has brought home a state champion.
Senior Antoine Perry took the Class AAA state title in shot put with a throw of 50’6.75”, besting the second-place finisher by exactly five inches.
Franklin County played on the biggest stage in Georgia Wednesday morning.
The Franklin County Lady Lions slow-pitch softball team played for a state championship in the two-year old revival of the sport.
Franklin fell 10-0 to now two-time champion Haralson County in the title game after the Lady Lions advanced through the state tournament bracket.
Franklin County Lady Lion senior Mya Jones has picked up two All-State honors.
Jones was named to the Sandy’s Spiel Class AAA All-State first team.
The honor is given by Kyle Sandy, who covers Georgia high school basketball on his website sandysspiel.com.
Jones was also named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association’s Class AAA North Team.
Obituaries
LAVONIA – Bobbie Ann Wilson Pierce, 78, of Lavonia died Sept. 30, 2015, at her home. Born Aug.
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Franklin County Citizen Leader
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 580, 12150 Augusta Road
Lavonia, GA 30553
Phone: 706-356-8557
Fax: 706-356-2008
Email: fcc@franklincountycitizen.com