Franklin County
Commissioners hold a work session Tuesday evening in CarnesvilleThe county calendar lists a 6 p.m. work session, the board's next scheduled public meeting. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet in a work session Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Carnesville, according to the county's posted calendar. The calendar lists the meeting under the board's own meeting category and gives Carnesville as the location without naming a room. Work sessions are where commissioners walk through items before voting on them at a regular meeting. The county has not posted an agenda for Tuesday in its agenda center. The most recent commission agenda and minutes posted there are from the regular meeting of Sept. 14. Residents who want to know what is on the table Tuesday will need to check the agenda center again closer to the meeting or contact the county. No public hearing is listed alongside the work session. Source: Franklin County calendar
Schools
Franklin County Schools has a device policy out for public review, and fall break starts next weekThe board's next work session is Thursday, Oct. 1, ahead of a full week out of school. Franklin County Schools has posted an electronic device policy for public review, the step the district takes before a policy goes to the board for adoption. The district's site also notes that Franklin County High School presented a cell phone pilot program to the board. The district has not posted a date for a vote. The board's meeting page lists a work session Thursday, Oct. 1, at the district office at 280 Busha Road in Carnesville, with no start time given, followed by a regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13. The board's Sept. 8 regular meeting is listed as cancelled. Fall break runs Monday, Oct. 5, through Friday, Oct. 9, with no school. Monday, Oct. 12, is a professional learning day and a student holiday, so students are out for nine straight days before classes resume Tuesday, Oct. 13. Source: Franklin County Schools
Library open late10 a.m. to 8 p.m. · 28 Hartwell Road, Lavonia
Monday is one of two nights the Lavonia-Carnegie Library stays open until 8 p.m. The branch is also open late Wednesday, closes at 6 p.m. Tuesday, at 4 p.m. Friday, and is closed Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. No programs for this week were listed on the branch page.
County commissioners work session6 p.m. · Carnesville
The county calendar lists a Board of Commissioners work session. No agenda had been posted in the county agenda center as of this morning, and the calendar entry does not name a room. Emmanuel volleyball hosts Erskine7 p.m. · Shaw Athletic Center, Franklin Springs
The Lions are 10-6 overall and 6-2 in Conference Carolinas going into the home match.
Franklin County football at Hebron ChristianFriday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. · away
A region game, per the Lions' posted schedule. Franklin County is 3-2 overall and 0-1 in region play after two straight losses. Depot Farmers MarketSaturday, Oct. 3, 7 to 11 a.m. · Lavonia Gazebo, 1269 East Main Street
The market runs Wednesdays and Saturdays from April through October, so Saturday mornings downtown have a few weeks left. The downtown authority lists Ashley Rose Dodd at 706-356-1926 as the contact.
Washington · Sept. 25
Supreme Court lets modified federal voter-check program stay in place during appealThe Court granted the government's application to stay a June 22 order from the federal district court in Washington that had vacated the modified SAVE program, the system used to check records against federal immigration and citizenship data. The stay holds while the case is appealed to the D.C. Circuit and through any Supreme Court review, and ends on its own if review is denied. Justice Jackson dissented, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, writing that the government had not shown it was likely to win on the merits and that the majority's reading of the statute needed fuller briefing.
School board work sessionThursday, Oct. 1 · 280 Busha Road, Carnesville
Listed on the board's meeting page with no start time given. Fall break, no schoolMonday, Oct. 5 through Friday, Oct. 9
Franklin County Schools are closed for the week. Monday, Oct. 12, follows as a professional learning day and student holiday. Board of Education regular meetingTuesday, Oct. 13 · 280 Busha Road, Carnesville
The first regular meeting after fall break. The meeting page does not list a start time for this one. Trick-or-Treat at the GazeboSaturday, Oct. 31 · downtown Lavonia
Listed on the downtown authority's events page by date only. No start time is posted.
Still posted and still worth knowing: Franklin County changed its convenience center fee structure in August and has a draft animal control ordinance and its 2026 tax digest and five-year levy history available on the county news flash page, which has not been updated since Aug. 28. The City of Lavonia's live feed has been quiet since Aug. 26, when the boil water advisory for the Gumlog area streets was lifted. Georgia remains under a Level 1 drought response declared in April, with the city's conservation guidance posted on the same feed.
Where we could not look this morning. The Hartwell Lake level restrictions page returned a 403 error and could not be read, so there is no lake level or ramp restriction in this edition. The Savannah District news release page loaded but showed nothing newer than the spring, so it may not be current. The Department of War release page did not render any items. The Franklin County Chamber calendar loaded but listed no dated events. The Lavonia-Carnegie Library page did not show any upcoming programs. No 2026 agenda page was found on the City of Lavonia site, so there is no city council or planning date in this edition. Emmanuel's men's soccer schedule page still shows no result for Saturday's home match with Francis Marion.
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