Franklin County
Courthouse set to reopen Tuesday as roof work endsThe closure order runs out at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, after eight days of shut doors in Carnesville. The Franklin County Courthouse has been closed to the public since 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 31, under an order issued because roof repairs were sending debris and heavy roofing material down around the building. The order runs until 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, so the courthouse is set to be open again when offices resume normal hours Tuesday morning. Today is Labor Day, listed on the county calendar as an all day holiday, so Tuesday is the first regular business day either way. Franklin County Schools also list September 7 as a Labor Day holiday. The county asked anyone needing help from the Clerk of Superior Court during the closure to call 706-384-2514. Source: Franklin County news flash
Labor Day closes county offices and schoolsAll day, countywide
The county calendar lists Labor Day as an all day holiday for Monday, September 7. Franklin County Schools list the same date as a Labor Day holiday with no classes. Courthouse stays closed through todayFranklin County Courthouse, Carnesville
The roof repair closure order does not lift until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, so the courthouse is closed to the public for one more day. Library holiday hours are not postedLavonia-Carnegie Library
The branch page lists regular Monday hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and does not say whether the library closes for Labor Day. The regional system keeps holiday closings on a separate page. The branch number is 706-356-4307. Confirm
Courthouse reopens12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Franklin County Courthouse
The closure order signed for the roof work expires at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 8, and the county says the courthouse resumes normal operations that day. School board's September regular meeting is cancelledTuesday, September 8
The Franklin County Board of Education meetings page lists the regular meeting set for September 8 as cancelled. The board held a second budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. and a called meeting at 6 p.m. on September 3.
No Lions game Friday nightFriday, September 11
The Franklin County football schedule shows no game this Friday. The Lions next play at home against Crescent on September 18 at 7:30 p.m. Depot Farmers Market on SaturdaySaturday, 7 to 11 a.m., Lavonia Gazebo and the Depot
The market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7 to 11 a.m. April through October, with live music on Saturdays from 9 to 11 a.m.
Washington · Sept. 4
Supreme Court stays appeals court ruling on political ad ratesThe Court granted a stay of the Fourth Circuit's mandate in National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown. The effect is to leave the Federal Communications Commission's lowest unit charge requirements for political advertising in place while the justices decide whether to hear the case. The majority said the appeals court likely lacked jurisdiction because the candidates went to court while their application was still pending at the FCC. Justice Jackson dissented. Washington · Sept. 4
Order sets 90 day deadlines on ranching rules and wolf listingsAn executive order signed September 4 gives the secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, the Trade Representative, the Food and Drug Administration and the Small Business Administration 90 days to report on regulations affecting ranchers. It directs Interior to determine within 90 days whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves meet delisting criteria under the Endangered Species Act, and to revise compensation standards and evidence requirements for livestock depredation claims. Agriculture is directed to review its authority for mandatory country of origin labeling on beef. Washington · Sept. 4
Second order targets meat packers and small processorsA companion executive order directs the Agriculture Department to expand Packers and Stockyards Act investigations of meat processors and to coordinate antitrust work with the Justice Department, with an enforcement report due in 60 days. It also directs the department to make it easier for small processors to join federal meat inspection programs and allows for a guaranteed loan program for small beef processors.
Farmers market Wednesday morningWednesday, 7 to 11 a.m., Lavonia Gazebo and the Depot
The Depot Farmers Market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays through October. Commissioners hold a hearing and regular meetingMonday, September 14, 5:30 p.m. hearing and 6 p.m. meeting, Carnesville
The county calendar lists a Board of Commissioners public hearing followed by the regular meeting. No September commission agenda was posted in the county agenda center when it was checked. Fall Festival vendor applications closeTuesday, September 15
General vendor applications for the Lavonia Fall Festival are due September 15. Organizers say spaces often fill before the deadline. Planning Commission meetsThursday, September 17, 5:30 p.m., Franklin County Justice Center, 7085 Highway 145, Carnesville
Listed on the county calendar. Lions host CrescentFriday, September 18, 7:30 p.m., Franklin County
The first home game since the August 21 opener. Lavonia Fall FestivalSaturday, September 26, downtown Lavonia
Vendor check in starts at 6 a.m., setup ends at 8:45 a.m., and booths stay open until 4 p.m. The festival is held rain or shine. Commission work sessionTuesday, September 29, 6 p.m., Carnesville
Listed on the county calendar.
The Army Corps of Engineers said on Aug. 26 that it will keep lake level restrictions in place at Hartwell Lake until a long term engineering fix is built for seepage at the Clemson Lower Diversion Dam Saddle Dike. The Corps is holding the lake to a target of 656 feet above sea level year round with a cap of 662 feet, down from a 660 foot summer level, and says the basin is in Level 2 drought with the lake already about 8 feet below its normal guide curve. It also says swim beaches stay dry below 657 feet. The Corps separately opened ten areas at Hartwell Lake for the 2026-2027 hunting season. The county is still taking applications for the Board of Equalization, and has posted a convenience center price change and an AED reporting form under the Mason Sells Act.
Where we could not look this morning. The Franklin County Chamber events calendar loaded a January 2026 view and listed no September or October dates. The Department of War releases page returned no release listings. The Lavonia-Carnegie Library page did not post holiday closings or program dates, and the library LibCal calendar and 921wlhr.com were not read. The county agenda center showed no September Board of Commissioners agenda. Emmanuel's two soccer schedule pages showed nothing posted after Aug. 30, so those lines are the last results those pages carried.
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