Franklin County commissioners are expected Monday to extend a moratorium on new water meters for another 90 days.

Hearings on “tax increases” by the Franklin County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners will begin today.

Franklin County’s governments are advertising their tax rates this week, with both the Franklin County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners setting times for hearings due to “tax increases.”

The 2025-26 Franklin County school year officially kicks off Monday with pre-planning for faculty and staff.

Students at Franklin County Middle School will be required to leave their cell phones in secure lockers in their homerooms until the end of the day when school starts back next week.

Rayfondia Craft was found guilty of the 2016 murder of Lavonia businessman Sam Harbin last week and sentenced Tuesday to life without the possibility of parole.

Franklin County School Nutrition staff members, bus drivers and volunteers who made the No Kids Hungry Summer Feeding Program a success in June were honored last week by the Franklin County Board of Education. (Photo by Shane Scoggins)

Franklin Community Players’ Youth Summer Theater camp will present “Camp Rock: The Musical” this weekend at the Lavonia Cultural Center. (Photo courtesy of Franklin Community Players)

The verdict in the trial of Rayfondia Craft for the murder of Lavonia businessman Sam Harbin will be delivered today at 10 a.m. in the courtroom of the Franklin County Courthouse.

A $6 million bid for work to improve pressure in natural gas lines was approved Tuesday by the Royston City Council.