Franklin County, GA

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly accident in Banks County, where a man who was adjusting a load on a utility trailer was struck and killed by another vehicle on Highway 441 near Homer. Two suspects are in custody after two bank robberies in Franklin County, one last...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday bank robbery, a hold-up at the First Citizens Bank in Carnesville. An Elbert County man is arrested on robbery charges in Hall County: 20 year-old Kashani Colbourne was booked into the Hall County jail after allegedly using a gun in a holdup at a Best Buy store in Gainesville, stealing several laptop computers.

A man arrested in Franklin County was wanted on kidnaping charges in South Carolina. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says Chad Merck was taken into custody after manhunt that happened last week, apprehended behind a truck stop off I-85 near Carnesville. Two people are facing methamphetamine charges in Elbert...

Coahulla Creek (13-15) was swept by Franklin County (24-6) in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Friday night. Franklin County won the first game 12-0, then held off the Colts 4-2 in a close game 2 to clinch the series. The Colts reached the playoffs in the first...