CARNESVILLE – The Franklin County School System will not be joining an effort to raise a property tax exemption for senior citizens.

At least not this year.

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County Commissioners will pay more than $16,000 – and possibly near $30,000 – to monitor noise and air quality around a power plant near Carnesville.

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County will soon begin looking for a new county clerk.

Commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday not to reappoint Clerk Elaine Evans.

LAVONIA – The new era in the city of Lavonia kicked off to a full house Monday night.

Almost every seat was filled as the Lavonia City Council held their first meeting of the new year.

The second half of 2019 brought elections in Franklin County’s five cities.

Those elections brought a major change to the leadership of Lavonia.

The first six months of 2019 were tumultuous ones in Franklin County.

There were changes in leadership, both elected and appointed, in local governments.

CARNESVILLE – The Rev. Bob Claytor pastors Canon and Gaines Chapel United Methodist churches.

CARNESVILLE – A county plan to ask voters to approve a sales tax to fix local roads will be delayed until May or November of 2020.

LAVONIA – It’s the season of giving and that’s exactly what some Franklin County Middle School students did during their Christmas break.