Heard County, GA

Heard County graduate Anna Shelnutt and the Florida State Seminoles are two wins away from another national championship. During the 2018 season when Shelnutt was a sophomore, Florida State beat Washington to win the Women’s College World Series. During that postseason, Shelnutt was one of Florida State’s top players with...

FRANKLIN, Ga. - A second person is facing charges in the death of 47-year-old Regina Trotter whose body was found on Mason Road in western Heard County on the morning of Feb. 1. Heard County Sheriff's Office, along with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, already made one arrest in the...

Friends, family and supporters of the late Natalie Jones have submitted a petition to Coweta District Superior Court and the Coweta Circuit DA's Office asking to have a grand jury to look into Jones' disappearance and death. Jones, 27, lived in the Corinth Community, just inside Heard County. She left...

The State of Georgia surpassed 18,000 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, when the state health department reported 35 confirmations bringing the total number to 18,021. However, there were no new coronavirus-related deaths over the past two weeks in Carroll County, but the number in Heard County increased by...

(Franklin, GA) — Every year, the Heard County School System loses high quality employees to retirement. The 2020-2021 school year was no exception as several longtime faculty and staff members call it a career. “Make no mistake, our school system’s success is merely a reflection of the high quality of...

Get your kids out of the house and off of their cell phones! Get that new puppy you got during Covid up to par and easier to live with!. Performance dog training is coming to Heard County and West Georgia!. Crowe Farm Canines has a 45 foot professional dock diving...

(Franklin, GA) — On May 11, the Heard County Board of Education selected Ken Wiggins as the new principal at Centralhatchee Elementary School beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. The position of principal at Centralhatchee Elementary opened when current principal Dawn Bennett was selected to serve as Heard County’s instructional...

On May 1, 28 Bowdon Middle School students participated in the West Georgia Middle School Association Weightlifting Meet held in Heard County. This was a first-ever middle school event, and 13 from BMS ended up taking home individual medals while the team earned a third-place overall finish coming in only behind Bremen and Heard County.

Mrs. Jean Maxwell Richardson, 88, of Villa Rica, Georgia, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021. She was born Feb. 14, 1933, in Heard County, Georgia, the daughter of the late Mr. Charlie Fletcher Maxwell and the late Mrs. Myrtice Bell Maxwell. Mrs. Richardson was a homemaker, who enjoyed cooking and tending to her plants. She loved her family, especially her grandkids. Mrs. Richardson was Baptist in faith and a member of First Baptist Church of Villa Rica.

The 2020-2021 school year has been a stellar year athletically for athletics at Bowdon Middle School. Earlier in the year, BMS athletes captured the Small Schools Division Championship in football and in basketball. On Thursday, April 22, 2021, the baseball team made school history by defeating Heard County at home to win the Small School Baseball Championship and capture the school’s third championship title in one school year.

The 2020-2021 school year has been a stellar year for athletics at Bowdon Middle School. Earlier in the year, BMS athletes captured the Small Schools Division Championship in football and in basketball. On Thursday, the baseball team made school history by defeating Heard County at home to win the Small School Baseball Championship for the school’s third championship title in one school year.

The Callaway Cavaliers split a doubleheader with Heard County on Tuesday to finish their Region 5-AA schedule. Callaway won the first game 7-3, and Heard County bounced back to win the second game 6-5. Callaway (17-8 overall) finished second in the region with an 8-4 record, and it will host...

Heard County High School has decided to tweak the front entryway access policy to ensure greater safety for students and faculty. Starting on April 21, the outside front doors will remain closed and locked. Individuals will need to press a button and identify themselves to front office personnel prior to being allowed building access. Previously, individuals could enter the main lobby of the front office and walk up to speak face to face with office staff. “We have always prided ourselves in being welcoming and open to our community,” stated J.J. Wahl, principal of Heard County High School. “However, we have to be mindful of the realities of our society and keep the safety of our students as a top priority.”

Heard County High School Senior Awarded Full Music Scholarship. Heard County High School is proud to announce that senior Charity Abrahamson-Anglin is receiving a full tuition music scholarship to Southern Union State College in Alabama. The awarding of the scholarship stems from a March 8 audition for the Southern Union Sound, the college's prestigious show choir. A lifetime resident of Heard County, Abrahamson-Anglin hopes to major in Language Arts and ultimately wants to build a career as a language arts teacher. “I could not be prouder of Charity,” states J.J. Wahl, principal of Heard County High School. “Her talent has brought joy to many, and her hard work and dedication have paid off for her and our entire choral program.”

It’s been a quick recovery for downtown Franklin since a midnight tornado tore through the city, bringing down trees and power poles and scattering debris anywhere and everywhere. Melinda Brown, president of the Heard County Chamber of Commerce, said Monday afternoon that while several Franklin businesses were hit bad just...

Yesterday, we wrote in this space about how the LaGrange community has rallied around our neighbors in Newnan, who are still dealing with the fallout from a EF-4 tornado that struck the area last week. We wanted to revisit it again today, but with the focus of our own backyards.

While downtown neighborhoods were the hardest hit from Friday morning’s tornado, the storm left a path of destruction across Coweta County. There was damage from the Heard County line all the way to the Fayette County line, according to Coweta Emergency Management Director Michael Terrell. While damage wasn’t as severe...

In the early hours of Friday, March 26, severe storms, including at least one tornado, touched down in Newnan, parts of Coweta County, and Heard County causing significant damage and leading to at least one fatality, according to the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office. Many were left without power as of Friday morning due to downed trees and power lines across the area. For more photos, see page A2 and visit www.griffindailynews.com.

It’s been a quick recovery for downtown Franklin four days after a midnight tornado tore through the city bringing down trees and power poles and scattering debris anywhere and everywhere. Melinda Brown, president of the Heard County Chamber of Commerce, said Monday afternoon that while several Franklin businesses were hit...