The Georgia Department of Agriculture lifted a suspension of poultry activities like swaps and sales at flea markets and similar places on Monday. The activities had been suspended after bird flu was found on two farms in Elbert County.

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns introduced school-safety legislation Monday stemming from last year’s school shooting in Barrow County that killed two teachers and two students.

Homeschool students would have guaranteed access to college admission testing at their local public school under legislation backed by Republican state senators.

A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday.

More than 55 officers from 12 different agencies across Northeast Georgia took part in a one-day Governor’s Initiative Training Course hosted by the Franklin Springs Police Department and the Northern Judicial Circuit.

Gov. Brian Kemp has established a state commission to promote the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence next year.

On Jan. 8, a raccoon in Franklin County tested positive for rabies after a dog was exposed.

Three of the many great independently owned restaurants in Franklin County were recently named by the Georgia Business Journal as “Best of Georgia” in their respective categories. Jennifer and Adam Saddoris of Bubba’s Biscuit Barn (top photo) said they were “blown away by their community and their support.”