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Students and members of the community took part in a Fridays for Future environmental rally Friday at Emmanuel College to bring attention to efforts to clean up the environment and combat climate change. (Photo courtesy of Trinity Duarte)

Students and members of the community took part in a Fridays for Future environmental rally Friday at Emmanuel College to bring attention to efforts to clean up the environment and combat climate change. (Photo courtesy of Trinity Duarte)

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Student outlines goals of Fridays for Future environmental rally

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
FRANKLIN SPRINGS – Students from Emmanuel College participated in Fridays for Future, a school strike for climate, on Friday.
The Lavonia Fall Festival will be held Saturday in downtown Lavonia with a variety of entertainment, vendors and activities.

The Lavonia Fall Festival will be held Saturday in downtown Lavonia with a variety of entertainment, vendors and activities.

Lavonia Fall Festival coming Saturday

News Staff
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
LAVONIA – The Lavonia Fall Festival is bringing an array of new attractions and favorite regulars Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Lavonia. Vendors will offer creative works in gems, fabric, leather, wood, metal, ceramics and pottery.
Franklin County High School's graduation rate topped 90 percent for the second year in a row.

Franklin County High School's graduation rate topped 90 percent for the second year in a row.

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FCHS gets another A for grad rate

Kandice S. Eberhardt
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
CARNESVILLE – The Georgia Department of Education recently released the graduation rates for 2019 and Franklin County High School is still holding strong. The high school has a 90.7 percent graduation rate for 2019, which is down just slightly from 91.3 percent in 2018.
This Facebook post by Dill’s Food City brought nationwide media coverage to Franklin County and Royston last week ahead of the football game in Athens between the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

This Facebook post by Dill’s Food City brought nationwide media coverage to Franklin County and Royston last week ahead of the football game in Athens between the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Local grocer’s Facebook post draws nationwide attention

Shane Scoggins
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
ROYSTON – A Facebook post by Dill's Food City brought national attention to Royston and Franklin County last week ahead of Saturday’s University of Georgia football game with Notre Dame. On Sept. 16, Dill’s posted a photo of owner Tracy Dilworth removing Irish Spring soap from the shelves.
Max, of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, sniffed out drugs that led to multiple charges following a traffic stop on I-85.

Max, of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit, sniffed out drugs that led to multiple charges following a traffic stop on I-85.

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Multiple charges filed against trio stopped on I-85

News Staff
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CARNESVILLE – Three people were arrested after a traffic stop led to the discovery of narcotics last week. Franklin County deputies performed a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Interstate 85 for tag violations on Sept. 9.
Franklin County Board of Elections and Registration members (from left) Roman Strickland, Alice Black, Chairman Doug Kidd, Sherry MacDonald and Angela Whidby (with County Attorney Bubba Samuels and Elections Superintendent Gina Kesler) prepare to listen to tesimony following a break in a hearing Wednesday on a challenge to the residency of Lee and Sheena Strickland.

Franklin County Board of Elections and Registration members (from left) Roman Strickland, Alice Black, Chairman Doug Kidd, Sherry MacDonald and Angela Whidby (with County Attorney Bubba Samuels and Elections Superintendent Gina Kesler) prepare to listen to tesimony following a break in a hearing Wednesday on a challenge to the residency of Lee and Sheena Strickland.

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Elections board dismisses challenge of Royston council member's residence

Shane Scoggins
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CARNESVILLE – Royston City Council Member Lee Strickland and his wife Sheena may continue to vote in the city of Royston and Franklin County. And Lee Strickland is free to run for reelection in November.
Students chosen for the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy at Franklin County High School are (in no particular order) seniors Alex Henry, Alyssa Yacobacci, Brandon Duncan, Claire Conner, Emma Maffett, Jayce Kimsey, Julian Rangel, Keaton Burton, Kennedy Williams and Micah Roebuck; juniors Allie Royston, Austin Norris, Cole Bunner, Connor Hill, Erin Scully, Everett Haselden, Faith Hart, Hannah Callahan, Jean Swancey and Mason Kelley; and sophomores Allison Rich, Canyon Randall, Chandler Coulter, Eryn Vaca Zamudi

Students chosen for the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy at Franklin County High School are (in no particular order) seniors Alex Henry, Alyssa Yacobacci, Brandon Duncan, Claire Conner, Emma Maffett, Jayce Kimsey, Julian Rangel, Keaton Burton, Kennedy Williams and Micah Roebuck; juniors Allie Royston, Austin Norris, Cole Bunner, Connor Hill, Erin Scully, Everett Haselden, Faith Hart, Hannah Callahan, Jean Swancey and Mason Kelley; and sophomores Allison Rich, Canyon Randall, Chandler Coulter, Eryn Vaca Zamudi

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Academy aims to foster leadership in young people

Shane Scoggins
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
CARNESVILLE – A group of Franklin County High School students have been chosen to learn one of the secrets behind the U.S.’s top fast-food restaurants. Thirty students in the 10th through 12th grades at FCHS recently began the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy.
The Franklin County Board of Education has approved the spending of no more than $25,000 in special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST V) funds for property feasibility studies to determine the best location for a new Royston Elementary School.

The Franklin County Board of Education has approved the spending of no more than $25,000 in special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST V) funds for property feasibility studies to determine the best location for a new Royston Elementary School.

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BOE to study locations for new Royston Elementary

Kandice S. Eberhardt
Thursday, September 12, 2019
CARNESVILLE – The Franklin County School System is trying to determine the best location for a new Royston Elementary School.
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.