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Mike Floyd stands in front of his mail truck before starting his route on his last day. (Photo by Sinclair)

Mike Floyd stands in front of his mail truck before starting his route on his last day. (Photo by Sinclair)

City postal carrier retires

By Samantha Sinclair Staff Writer   Lavonia — Mike Floyd understood why dogs and mailmen have the relationship they do — as a mailman, he visited homes with dogs every day, making noise. “I don’t have a problem with dogs,” he said. “Dogs have a problem with me.
Cub Scout Noah Palmer carefully lowers part of an American flag into the fire pit beside the Lavonia Scout Hut as other Scouts watch. (Photo by Sinclair)

Cub Scout Noah Palmer carefully lowers part of an American flag into the fire pit beside the Lavonia Scout Hut as other Scouts watch. (Photo by Sinclair)

Final honors

LAVONIA — Local WoodmanLife representatives worked with Lavonia Boy Scouts Troops 51 and 5351 and Pack 51 to retire American flags at the park’s fire pit Monday night.
The proposed Vulcan Materials quarry is projected to generate $4.2 million in total economic output in the county, according to an October 2021 report by Georgia Tech’s Center for Economic Development Research.

The proposed Vulcan Materials quarry is projected to generate $4.2 million in total economic output in the county, according to an October 2021 report by Georgia Tech’s Center for Economic Development Research.

Vulcan takes next logical step

By Samantha Sinclair Staff Writer   LAVONIA — The proposed Vulcan Materials quarry is projected to generate $4.2 million in total economic output in the county, according to an October 2021 report by Georgia Tech’s Center for Economic Development Research.

Deadline near for conservation tax easements

By Samantha Sinclair Staff Writer   CARNESVILLE — About 170 property owners have not reapplied for tax savings they are entitled to for the purpose of keeping agricultural land from being converted to other uses.
John McCollum holds a frame containing some his medals and patches from his service in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Scoggins)

John McCollum holds a frame containing some his medals and patches from his service in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Scoggins)

'I forgot what daylight was'

By Shane Scoggins Publisher   ROYSTON – John McCollum leaned over the table and pointed to a frame filled with medals and patches. His Purple Hearts got taken out of the display, he explained, and he hasn’t put them back in.
A group of students from Franklin County High School spent part of spring break on a trip to Gettysburg, Pa.

A group of students from Franklin County High School spent part of spring break on a trip to Gettysburg, Pa.

FCHS trip takes students into history

By Shane Scoggins Publisher   A spring break trip this year will hopefully become a tradition to teach present students about the past. A group of Franklin County High School students spent part of their spring break on a trip to Gettysburg, Pa.
VFW Post 5897 Past Commander Jason Nichols (far right) watches as Commander Gabrielle Beutler is installed Thursday night.

VFW Post 5897 Past Commander Jason Nichols (far right) watches as Commander Gabrielle Beutler is installed Thursday night.

New VFW commander makes history

By Samantha Sinclair Staff Writer   Lavonia — Gabrielle Beutler didn’t plan to make history when she accepted the nomination to be the next commander of Lavonia’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5897. But, during the installation ceremony for new officers Thursday night, she learned she had.
As she goes through her “forever file,” Robyn Moon finds the photo of the 28 “babies” in her first class of first graders. (Photo by Sinclair)

As she goes through her “forever file,” Robyn Moon finds the photo of the 28 “babies” in her first class of first graders. (Photo by Sinclair)

Moon shares memories from years of teaching ‘Moon Pies’ at Royston

By Samantha Sinclair Staff Writer   Royston — Robyn Moon is a “behind the scenes kind of girl.” She waited until the last minute to retire from Royston Elementary School, turning in her retirement letter on the last day of May, and making her retirement effective June 1.
Rafael Carbajala Reza sticks his head out of a shark cutout Tuesday during a visit by Out of the Box Education’s traveling museum. (Photo by Sinclair)

Rafael Carbajala Reza sticks his head out of a shark cutout Tuesday during a visit by Out of the Box Education’s traveling museum. (Photo by Sinclair)

Bitten by Summer Reading

LAVONIA – Both the Lavonia-Carnegie Library and the Royston Public Library were visited by the museum, which provides a quick field trip experience.
Commissioners voted April 4 to deny Corridor Development’s application to rezone property at the intersection of Georgia Highways 51 and 59 just south of Exit 160 on I-85 from agricultural intensive to multi-family residential and highway business.

Commissioners voted April 4 to deny Corridor Development’s application to rezone property at the intersection of Georgia Highways 51 and 59 just south of Exit 160 on I-85 from agricultural intensive to multi-family residential and highway business.

Lawsuit develops

By Shane Scoggins Publisher   CARNESVILLE – A developer is suing Franklin County for “the arbitrary and capricious wielding of Franklin County’s zoning ordinance to prevent the development of residential and commercial development.” Corridor Development Inc. and landowners John T.