The Franklin County Board of Education voted Tuesday to place a referendum on the May 19 primary ballot to extend a sales tax to fund school system projects.

Bill and Carole Stewart of Royston celebrated 69 years of marriage in December. The couple began dating at Norcross High School more than 70 years ago. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)

The Franklin County Board of Education voted Tuesday to buy 22.13 acres (outlined in blue) to expand the FCHS campus for future parking or athletic facilities. (Map courtesy of Franklin County qpublic website)

A case of “highly pathogenic avian influenza” has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Hart County near Lavonia.

The Franklin Springs Fire Department responded Wednesday to help the Royston Fire Department battle a house fire in Royston. (Photo courtesy of the Franklin Springs Fire Department Facebook page)

Franklin County commissioners voted Monday to opt in to a cap property tax assessments at the rate of inflation.

Franklin County commissioners said Tuesday that they are now in support of adopting a state law that caps increases in property tax assessments.

Roy Holland of Lavonia stands with some of his awards and honors he garnered as a basketball letterman for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)

A ladder truck from the Lavonia Fire Department stretchs across to deposit firefighters on the roof of the Southern Applachian Smokehouse restaurant during a fire Tuesday. (Photos by Charlie Eavenson)

Cohen Finger (center) and Easton Gailey (right) were named co-STAR Students for the Franklin County High School Class of 2026. Both students chose English/language arts teacher Angela Scoggins (left) as STAR Teacher. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)