Franklin County
Three land use requests go before the county planning board tonightA Lavonia rezoning, a campground request near Royston and a road frontage variance are on the 5:30 agenda. The Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission meets tonight at 5:30 at the Franklin County Justice Center, 7085 Highway 145 in Carnesville. The posted agenda lists three new business items, each a request to change how a specific tract of land can be used. The first, RZ-2026-015, would rezone about 16.4 acres at 258 Whiting Road in Lavonia from Agricultural to Rural Residential for residential use, in District 1. The second, C-2026-002, seeks a conditional use permit for a glampground on about 18.68 acres on Dove Hill Road near Royston, in an Agricultural zone in District 4. The third, V-2026-006, asks for a variance to create two lots on about 23.22 acres at 889 Varner Road in Carnesville without the required 60 feet of road frontage. The agenda also covers adoption of the August 20 minutes and a Board of Commissioners update, which the agenda notes included no planning and zoning items. Source: Franklin County Agenda Center
Planning and Zoning meets at 5:30 in CarnesvilleThursday, 5:30 p.m. · Franklin County Justice Center, 7085 Highway 145, Carnesville
The county calendar lists tonight's Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at the Justice Center. The agenda is posted in the county agenda center. The Lavonia Carnegie Library is closed on ThursdaysThursday · 28 Hartwell Road, Lavonia
The branch lists hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. It is closed Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The branch phone number is 706-356-4307.
Franklin County hosts Crescent in the last game before region playFriday, 7:30 p.m. · Franklin County High School
The Lions are 3-0 and have outscored three opponents 149 to 28, most recently a 30 to 14 win at Madison County on Sept. 4. Crescent, from South Carolina, is the last nonregion opponent on the schedule. Region play opens Sept. 25 at home against Stephens County. Hot Friday, with a heat index near 101Friday · Lavonia
The National Weather Service forecast calls for sunny and hot conditions with a high near 95 and heat index values as high as 101. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms follows Friday night, mainly before 1 a.m.
Depot Farmers Market on Saturday morningSaturday, 7 to 11 a.m. · Downtown Lavonia
Lavonia Downtown lists the market on Wednesdays and Saturdays from April through October, 7 to 11 a.m., with live music on Saturday mornings from 9 to 11. The page still describes 2025 locations at the gazebo and in front of the depot, so the exact spot is worth confirming before you go. Confirm Rain returns Saturday, then clears SundaySaturday and Sunday · Lavonia
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon with a high near 90, followed by mostly sunny skies Sunday.
Washington · Sept. 16
Executive order revokes the 2009 Chesapeake Bay order and targets stormwater feesThe order revokes Executive Order 13508, signed in 2009, and directs the Environmental Protection Agency and several departments to shift Chesapeake Bay resources toward direct projects measured by sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen reduction. It also directs the EPA to work with Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, West Virginia and the District of Columbia on the cost of stormwater management fees and to encourage repeal of those fees. The order states no deadlines. Washington · Sept. 16
Memorandum directs agencies to pull Canadian goods out of federal purchasingThe memorandum directs the Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. Trade Representative, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the heads of executive agencies to take steps permitted by law to make Canadian origin items unavailable in federal civil procurement, and to identify domestic alternatives. It cites Canadian procurement preferences as the reason and sets no deadlines, directing periodic progress updates instead.
Lavonia Fall FestivalSaturday, Sept. 26 · Downtown Lavonia
Lavonia Downtown lists the Sweet Tea and Falling Leaves festival for Sept. 26 with vendors, food, live entertainment and family activities downtown. Hours are not posted, and the page says vendor applications are not open. Splash Away the Trash cleanup at Hartwell LakeSaturday, Sept. 26 · Hartwell Lake
The Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Dam and Lake Project Office is seeking volunteers for its fall cleanup, held for National Public Lands Day. Meeting times and locations are not given in the release summary. Board of Commissioners work sessionTuesday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m. · Carnesville
The county calendar lists a Board of Commissioners work session. A specific room is not listed on the calendar entry. School board work sessionThursday, Oct. 1 · Franklin County Schools
The district meetings page lists an Oct. 1 work session, with the regular meeting on Oct. 13. The Sept. 8 regular meeting was cancelled. Georgia voter registration deadlineMonday, Oct. 5 · Statewide
Georgia Public Broadcasting reports the registration deadline for the coming election is Oct. 5, with early voting opening later in the month. Fall break for Franklin County SchoolsOct. 5 through Oct. 9, with a student holiday Oct. 12
The district calendar lists fall break Oct. 5 through Oct. 9 and a professional learning day and student holiday on Oct. 12. Trick or Treat at the GazeboSaturday, Oct. 31 · Downtown Lavonia
Lavonia Downtown lists the event for Oct. 31. A time is not posted.
The Army Corps of Engineers said in late August that it will maintain lake level restrictions at Hartwell Lake until a long term engineering fix for seepage at a saddle dike is designed and built, and separately announced that ten areas are open at Hartwell for the 2026-2027 hunting season. Franklin County Schools has an electronic device policy out for public review. The Governor's office announced that Georgia was awarded about $499 million in federal water infrastructure funding tied to Hurricane Helene recovery, administered by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, with the list of submitted and fundable projects posted on the authority's site. The county has also posted that the courthouse reopened Sept. 8 after roof repairs.
Where we could not look this morning. The Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake level restrictions page returned a 403 error on two attempts, so the current lake level could not be read. The Department of War releases page returned system errors and listed nothing. The Franklin County Chamber calendar showed no dated events. The City of Lavonia live feed and home page had nothing newer than August, and no 2026 council agenda page was found. The Lavonia Carnegie Library event calendar was not listed on the branch page.
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