By Shane Scoggins

Publisher

and Kandice S. Eberhardt

Staff Writer

CARNESVILLE – The latest spike in local cases of the coronavirus has closed the Franklin County Tax Commissioner’s Office during its busiest time of the year and hospitalized the county’s sheriff.<

ATLANTA – Senior citizens will see lower county tax bills after a referendum passed Tuesday to raise the county’s homestead tax exemption for those 65 and older.

CARNESVILLE – More than two-thirds of Franklin County’s registered voters came out Tuesday to overwhelmingly support President Donald Trump and other Republicans on the general election ballot.

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County voters will join counterparts in Georgia and across the country today  to complete the election of the next U.S. President and other federal and state leaders.

CARNESVILLE – The coronavirus pandemic has hit the Franklin County jail.

CARNESVILLE – With less than two weeks before Election Day, more than 2,700 Franklin County voters have already cast ballots.

Election Day is here

CARNESVILLE – Franklin County Elections Supervisor Gina Kesler estimated that about 250 people per day would vote early in 2020.

LAVONIA – Lavonia will host Faith and Blue Weekend Friday through Sunday.