An outside attorney was hired Monday to represent three Franklin County commissioners and a former planning director ahead of consideration of a variance request by the commission’s chairman and her family.

A decision by the Franklin County planning director to give Franklin County’s commission chair and her family the go ahead to finish construction on a poultry house has been appealed.

Franklin County commissioners plan to either revisit a decision to opt-out of a state law that caps property assessments at the rate of inflation or look at a higher homestead exemption for the county.

The Lavonia Food Pantry, and others, provided free meals on Thanksgiving.

Canon voters will return to the polls Tuesday to decide a seat on the city council.

The Lavonia Planning and Zoning Commission recommended sweeping changes Monday to the City’s zoning ordinances during a brief meeting.

Two proposed projects, a wastewater treatment plant and a new city park, were major topics of discussion at the Franklin Springs budget hearing and city council meeting Thursday despite the fact that neither item was on the agenda.

The Georgia High School Association finalized its sports regions for 2026-28 Monday at a meeting at the GHSA office in Thomaston.

Early voting will begin Monday in a runoff for one seat on the Canon City Council.