Franklin News

"I'll spend more. I was laid off at Ryan's Steakhouse, but I got a new job at Franklin Aluminum.

In 1885 in his "Hand-Book of Proverbs," H.G. Bohn included, "An idle brain is the devil's workshop." Maybe so, but I doubt he put my idle thoughts into my brain.

Defendants in two separate cases pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and were sentenced to prison time, according to the office of District Attorney Joe Mulholland.

Trenton, GA: The first shipment of injectable H1N1 vaccine has arrived at the Dade County Health Department, according the Health Department Nurse Manager Tammy Franklin.

The LaGrange Elks Lodge is hosting lunch Nov. 11 and wants every veteran in the area to come and eat at the club.

In addition to crime, finances and transportation, Atlanta's next mayor has a sizable task on his or her to-do list: continue fixing the city's antiquated sewer system.

The Franklin Church of God located on 12002 Ga. Hwy 100 in Franklin, GA. will hold their 36th annual Homecoming service on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. The Diplomats will be ministering in music and Pastor Noel Forrester will be ministering in the word.

The Oconee County Library will host "Scared Silly," a program of spooky stories for the entire family, at 7 p.m. Monday.

Homecoming week is under way at Heard County High School, with the theme "Friday Night Lights." A parade through downtown Franklin is planned at 4 p.m. today, with school board Chairman Tim Holtzclaw as grand marshal.

A 71-year old Lee County man charged for having more than five thousand images of child pornography on his home computer is sentenced to serve 14 years in prison.

Atlantans already pay more than people in other major cities to flush their toilets or turn on their taps: 108 percent more than in New York; 98 percent more than in Nashville; 144 percent more than in San Antonio.

Tests performed on West Point Lake on Thursday show levels of the bacteria fecal coliform to be 10 times below the level deemed allowable by Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

The council of the new Three Rivers Regional Commission, at their meeting on Thursday, Sept.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Flood waters reach residences on Nutt Road in Franklin on Tuesday after heavy rains in north Georgia.

Robyn Miles / Daily News Water covers baseball fields and playground equipment in West Point on Thursday as the Chattahoochee River rises out of its banks.

Two days ago, state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine put the cost of damage caused by the flooding of metro Atlanta at $250 million.

Metro Atlantans can enjoy a relatively dry rush-hour commute Wednesday morning, following several days of weather and flooding that broke nine records for river and creek crests, the National Weather Service is reporting.

A young woman, an aspiring model who just moved to Metro Atlanta from New York hoping to escape the violence there, was shot in the head and killed early Sunday morning when someone blindly fired multiple gunshots into the building and through the window of the apartment she was visiting.

Day two of the 39th annual Powers' Festival kicks off with Sunday morning gospel music from 9 to 10 a.m., and the Summerhouse Stage will be active all day long.

The 39th annual "Powers' Festival" with its new shorter moniker is working to attract a new generation to the now almost four-decades-old Labor Day tradition in Coweta County.