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Georgia lawmakers eye mid-June date to resume 2020 session

News Staff
Thursday, April 23, 2020
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service   Top state lawmakers in Georgia are eying June 11 as a possible return date for the General Assembly to wrap up the 2020 legislative session, which was put on hold as concerns grew in March over coronavirus.
Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash

Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

News Staff
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Do you have a great photo of a beautiful Northeast Georgia lake scene? Lake Living is now accepting submissions for photography that could be featured on the cover of the magazine’s spring 2020 edition. Lake Living is a full-color regional guide to Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes.
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Georgia Democrats seek broader mail-in vote amid coronavirus

News Staff
Friday, April 10, 2020
By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service   Georgia Democratic Party leaders are pushing for state election officials to send absentee ballots to every voter and pay for postage ahead of the delayed June 9 primary as concerns over coronavirus remain strong.
Franklin County native and nurse Joanna Davis Malcom is pictured during her recent mission to New York City to help the city’s overwhelmed hospital system during the coronvirus pandemic. Malcom is wearing a shirt made for her by Franklin County’s Paula Tyner.

Franklin County native and nurse Joanna Davis Malcom is pictured during her recent mission to New York City to help the city’s overwhelmed hospital system during the coronvirus pandemic. Malcom is wearing a shirt made for her by Franklin County’s Paula Tyner.

After work in New York City, nurse urges state to prepare

News Staff
Thursday, April 9, 2020
By Shane Scoggins Franklin County Citizen Leader Publisher   A mission of mercy to help New York City coronavirus patients has led a Franklin County native to come home with warnings for her state.
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has doubled down on his request to delay the state’s primary elections by about a month due to concerns over coronavirus, after the state’s elections chief balked at that request last week.

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has doubled down on his request to delay the state’s primary elections by about a month due to concerns over coronavirus, after the state’s elections chief balked at that request last week.

House Speaker urges primary delay in Georgia as secretary of state holds firm

News Staff
Monday, March 30, 2020
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has doubled down on his request to delay the state’s primary elections by about a month due to concerns over coronavirus, after the state’s elections chief balked at that request last week.
Addi’s next battle is to fight the reoccurrence of her neuroblastoma.

Addi’s next battle is to fight the reoccurrence of her neuroblastoma.

Young girl sees possible light at end of cancer battle

News Staff
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
   Addi Masten, 3, has been enduring a lengthy battle with stage 4 neuroblastoma since 2018. But she appears to be on the tail end which now requires extensive travel across the east coast.
Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winters can be a dangerous time for bee populations. Courtesy of June Dale/Daleville Farms

Warm winter affects bees, parasites

News Staff
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
   According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, temperatures have not been as cool as climate averages since Dec. 1, 2019. With a warm winter this season, bee populations face the threat of starvation and also parasites.
Inger Smith is the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as of January 15, 2020. Her goal for the teaching kitchen is to build relationships with people in the community.

Inger Smith is the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as of January 15, 2020. Her goal for the teaching kitchen is to build relationships with people in the community.

Smith aims to ‘be the good’ at Food Bank kitchen

News Staff
Monday, February 10, 2020
CLAYTON— Feeding people is something that Inger Smith has done for over 30 years, and as the new teaching kitchen manager for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia she hopes to “be the good” as a hub of good will for the people in Rabun County and the mountain region.