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Wesley Fricks, a candidate for Royston City Council, is challenging that current city Councilman Lee Strickland lives in the city and is seeking to have him disqualified for reelection.

Wesley Fricks, a candidate for Royston City Council, is challenging that current city Councilman Lee Strickland lives in the city and is seeking to have him disqualified for reelection.

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Candidate challenges if council incumbent lives in Royston

Shane Scoggins
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in the location of the hearing. It will now be held at the Franklin County Justice Center in Carnesville.
Pedro Galvin, owner of the planned Kool Farm plant to be built in the Central Franklin Industrial Park, broke ground Friday and was joined by officials from the state of Georgia, city of Carnesville, Franklin County and Industrial Building Authority. (Photo by Scoggins)

Pedro Galvin, owner of the planned Kool Farm plant to be built in the Central Franklin Industrial Park, broke ground Friday and was joined by officials from the state of Georgia, city of Carnesville, Franklin County and Industrial Building Authority. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Ground broken on new industry in Carnesville

News Staff
Thursday, September 12, 2019
CARNESVILLE – A Mexican businessman looking to expand his business in the United States was lured to Franklin County by I-85 and the poultry business. Pedro Galvin and local officials broke ground Friday on the future location of Kool Farm LLC in the Central Franklin Industrial Park.
A group of Lavonia citizens are spearheading a get out the vote drive.

A group of Lavonia citizens are spearheading a get out the vote drive.

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Citizens seek voter turnout

Kandice S. Eberhardt
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
LAVONIA – A few Lavonia residents have gotten together and are working to get more people to vote during this year’s municipal elections. Marcella Wright informed the Lavonia City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday that she and LaDonna Andrews are spearheading a get out the vote campaign.
Good equipment (like this engine riding in the Canon Christmas Parade) and training of "a great group of guys" is credited with an improvement in Canon’s ISO rating from a 6 to a 2.

Good equipment (like this engine riding in the Canon Christmas Parade) and training of "a great group of guys" is credited with an improvement in Canon’s ISO rating from a 6 to a 2.

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Fire insurance rating improves in Canon

News Staff
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
CANON – Insurance rates in Canon should be going down thanks to an improvement in the city’s ISO rating.
Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle is surrounded by family as he his sworn in as the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) representative on the Board of Public Safety by Gov. Brian Kemp on Aug. 29. Carlisle is serving a three-year term and was appointed to the position by both Gov. Nathan Deal and Gov. Kemp.

Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle is surrounded by family as he his sworn in as the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) representative on the Board of Public Safety by Gov. Brian Kemp on Aug. 29. Carlisle is serving a three-year term and was appointed to the position by both Gov. Nathan Deal and Gov. Kemp.

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Gov. Kemp reappoints Chief Carlisle to Georgia Board of Public Safety

News Staff
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
ATLANTA – Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle was in Atlanta last week to be sworn in to a state office by Gov. Brian Kemp. On Dec. 14, Gov. Nathan Deal appointed Carlisle to the Board of Public Safety as the representative for the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP).
Pictured is Curtis Glass (left) of the DNR and Bill Schuster (right) of Highland Walk.

Pictured is Curtis Glass (left) of the DNR and Bill Schuster (right) of Highland Walk.

Highland Walk named state’s best

News Staff
Thursday, August 29, 2019
ROYSTON – Highland Walk Golf Course at Victoria Bryant State Park has been named Georgia State Parks’ Course of the Year.  The course was honored during a recent statewide conference in Savannah held by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Members of the Franklin County Ethics Board – Joann Butler, Jackie Payne, Chairman Debra Grizzle, Michael O’Connell and Mark Herndon – vote Monday to dismiss a complaint filed by Daniele Weaver against county officials. (Photo by Scoggins)

Members of the Franklin County Ethics Board – Joann Butler, Jackie Payne, Chairman Debra Grizzle, Michael O’Connell and Mark Herndon – vote Monday to dismiss a complaint filed by Daniele Weaver against county officials. (Photo by Scoggins)

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Ethics board dismisses complaint against county officials

Shane Scoggins
Thursday, August 29, 2019
CARNESVILLE – A complaint filed against Franklin County commissioners and other officials was dismissed Monday by the county’s ethics board.
Four of Franklin County's five cities will have contested elections after qualifying ended Wednesday.

Four of Franklin County's five cities will have contested elections after qualifying ended Wednesday.

Candidates to face off in Franklin County cities

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2019
As of Wednesday at noon, four of Franklin County's five cities are guaranteed to have contested elections Nov. 5. Qualifying for positions on city councils in Franklin County got under way Monday. Qualifying for races was held through Wednesday at around 4-4:30 p.m.
The Franklin County Health Department issued information this week about a rabid fox in Lavonia.

The Franklin County Health Department issued information this week about a rabid fox in Lavonia.

Test finds rabies in fox in Lavonia

News Staff
Friday, August 23, 2019
LAVONIA – A fox killed Saturday in Lavonia has tested positive for rabies. The fox was found in the area of Vickery Street and Washington Street, a press release from the Franklin County Health Department said.