Voluteers with River of Life Ministries fill plates for Thanksgiving in 2023. In 2025, the ministry plans to expand its holiday meal program to all of Franklin County.

Attending the Franklin County Board of Education meeting Thursday for the naming and dedication of the system’s cross-country course as the Bill “Woody” Woods Pridelands Course are (from left) FCHS Track Coach Ann Bowman, Cole Woods, Heather Woods, Lelia Woods, Gracie Woods, Donna Barnes, Robbie Woods, Jared Hightower and FCHS Cross-Country Coach Clint Tanner. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)

Franklin Springs, Royston and Canon will all have contested mayoral elections come November, while Royston and Franklin Springs will have contested council races.

Christavier Mikequez “Quez” Brown was arrested Monday and faces murder and other charges after a shooting that left a 31 year old man dead.

A new effort aims to wow women with the resources they need to join – or rejoin – the workforce.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is investigating a Lavonia Police Department officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday in the Beaver Creek Mobile Home Community.

Lavonia Mayor Courtney Umbehant

Barbara Meredith, who just recently moved to the area, was making her very first visit to the Lavonia-Carnegie Library when she overheard talk of reduced hours of operation beginning in September. (Photos by Charlie Eavenson)

Franklin County is seeking a new elections supervisor, and an interim chairman for the Board of Elections has been appointed.