A worker at a Lavonia business was killed Wednesday in a work-related accident.
Christa Martin has joined the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office as an agent and 4-H and youth development coordinator.
Franklin County Commissioners plan to appeal the transfer of a state permit of a construction and demolition landfill on Old Federal Road.
A bill that would ban the burning of creosote railroad ties like these stacked outside the Georgia Renewable Power plant in Madison County got a hearing Tuesday in the Georgia State Senate.
Long-time Franklin County Clerk of Court Missy Holbrook, pictured with husband Greg and son Josh Blakely during her swearing-in ceremony in 2016, has announced she will not seek reelection and will retire.
Will and Heather Cabe of Carnesville were selected national winners at the 64th annual National Outstanding Young Farmers Awards Congress held Feb. 6-8 in Westbrook, Conn.
The Franklin County School System will add an additional four days to the school calendar for the 2020-21 academic year.
Commissioner Jason Macomson (center, during his swearing-in ceremony in 2017 as District 2 Commissioner) has announced he will run for chairman of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners.
The Franklin County Board of Education and Royston City Council are working on an agreement in which the city will buy property at the corner of Highway 17 Business and the Royston Bypass as the site for a new Royston Elementary School.
Franklin Springs Mayor Lee Moore has announced he will run for the District 50 State Senate seat being vacated by John Wilkinson.
