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Georgia school officials took steps Thursday to scrap final exams and relax a wide range of other accountability rules for the state’s nearly two million public-school students who have been out of class since last week due to the impacts of coronavirus. The action Thursday came shortly before Gov. Brian Kemp ordered Georgia’s public schools to remain closed through April 24.

State orders schools closed until April 24, final exams nixed

News Staff

Thursday, March 26, 2020

By Beau Evans
Staff Writer
Capitol Beat News Service

Every Franklin County voter will receive an absentee ballot request form in the mail ahead of the May 19 primaries, state and local elections officials said this week.

Voters to receive absentee ballot applications

News Staff

Thursday, March 26, 2020

By Shane Scoggins

Publisher

and Dave Williams

Capitol Beat News Service

The Franklin County School System is sponsoring a community-wide prayer event on Facebook. The next event is set for Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

Second Community-Wide Prayer event set for Friday

Kandice S. Eberhardt

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

CARNESVILLE – The Franklin County School System held its first community-wide prayer Friday morning.

Franklin County’s local governments jointly announced support for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s order Monday placing greater restrictions on some businesses and gatherings in response to to the coronavirus outbreak.

County, cities support stricter Kemp order

News Staff

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

By Shane Scoggins

Publisher

and Dave Williams

Capitol Beat News Service

The Franklin County School System announced Friday that students will not return until April 13. The system also announced a schedule for students to pick up work for the next two weeks.

New plan calls for students to return April 13; pickup times for work at home announced

News Staff

Friday, March 20, 2020

CARNESVILLE – Students will be out of school in the Franklin County School System until April 13, the system announced Friday.

Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus and requests by state and federal officials to limit gatherings of as few as 10 and up to 50 people have had an impact on Franklin County. Local churches and businesses are making decisions about how to handle the virus. Some churches, like The Creek in Canon (above photo) have chosen to go on with services, while others have either cancelled service or decided to stream services online. Some restaurants have closed their

Combatting coronavirus

News Staff

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Community joins effort to 'slow the spread'

Franklin County has joined the fight against the coronavirus.

Michelle Jorschumb peeks from behind a cart as she and other members of the Lavonia Elementary School food nutrition service prepare to hand out meals Tuesday for students. (Photo by Eberhardt)

System supplying meals while school suspended

Kandice S. Eberhardt

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

CARNESVILLE – Even though school is out for the foreseeable future, the Franklin County School System is still providing meals to children.

By order of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, all schools in the state will be shut until March 31.

County schools close until at least March 31

Kandice S. Eberhardt

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

CARNESVILLE – What started out as a wait-and-see approach by the Franklin County School System about whether or not to close county schools quickly turned into a complete shutdown until at least th

Franklin County students will attend school Monday through Wednesday of next week and be out for student holidays March 19-20.

Franklin County Schools to remain open amid coronavirus concerns

Kandice S. Eberhardt

Friday, March 13, 2020

CARNESVILLE - The Franklin County School System will remain open next week.

The honor graduates for the Franklin County High School Class of 2020 posed for photos after being honored Friday at the annual Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Honors Breakfast. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Top graduates honored at breakfast

Shane Scoggins

Thursday, March 12, 2020

FRANKLIN SPRINGS – The best students in the Franklin County High School Class of 2020 were honored Friday and given words of advice as they get ready to head off to college.