The Franklin County Board of Elections and Registration voted unanimously Monday to deny an application for recall submitted May 12.

Mayor Lee Moore invited Franklin Springs voters who signed an application to recall him to reach out to him to discuss any questions or concerns.

Franklin County Sheriff Scott Andrews and Dangerous Skills podcast host Charles Powell (right) co-sponsored a forum for First Responders about the threat of terrorism in the U.S. Keynote speakers were former CIA contractor Dave “Boon” Bennett (left) and former CIA targeting officer Sarah Adams (center).

Franklin County commissioners will hold a called meeting Friday at 5 p.m. to vote on consolidating the county’s millage rate with the millage rate allocated to the Franklin County Industrial Building Authority.

An application for the recall of Franklin Springs Mayor Lee Moore has been turned in to the Franklin County Board of Elections and Registration.

New firefighters graduating (above) from Firefighter 1 training Thursday at the Franklin County High School Ag Building are (seated, from left): Connor Anderson, Jeremey Barnes, Landon Bentley, Hunter Bruce, Landon Bruce, Preston Chandler, Joe Cheek, Brandon Coleman, Dennis Dailey, Mark Edwards, Landon Floyd, Rhett Floyd, (second row) Katie Free, Caden Jordan, Rusty King, Elijah London, James Roberts, Kayla Rogers, Ben Roper, Mallory Segars, Sam Segars, Parker Sosby, T.J. Sosby and Chris Williamson. Not pic

Franklin County’s local governments are having to think about their millage rates for 2025 earlier than normal this year because of a new state law.

Franklin County High School’s Ann Bowman (left) was recently named High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year by the Northeast Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The award was presented at a banquet April 25 in Athens.

ilgrim’s Pride won’t be building a rendering plant in Franklin Springs, but the city is “open for business,” Mayor Lee Moore said this week.

Franklin County Commissioners asked for time Tuesday to consider more options before voting to back out of an agreement with Franklin Springs to treat county wastewater. And, the board asked for civility in the face of threats against commissioners and their livelihoods.