Franklin County News

ROYSTON a ' A new $52 million hospital is coming to Franklin County. The facility, to be named Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, will replace two other hospitals in the area: Cobb Memorial Hospital in Royston and Hart County Hospital in Hartwell.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On May 27, investigator Donald Carr received confidential information about a possible drug sale at a convenience store parking lot on U.S. Highway 29 north of Danielsville.

A 14-year-old boy was tied up and his father threatened during a home invasion in Franklin County, according to the sheriff's office.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On May 13, Lt.

" Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Ross is proud to announce Tony Robertson of Franklin County is the Department's first "Everyday Hero". As part of Public Employee Recognition week, Robertson was honored for performing his normal job duties at the highest level and for going above and beyond his job description.

A hundred years ago, the good people of Lavonia - a sleepy Southern railroad town in 1909 - petitioned Pennsylvania steel baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to build their town a library.

Under the watchful eye of his country music-loving parents, Comer resident Chris Fleming earned his first pay as a musician - a drummer, in fact - at the crusty old age of 4. "That was the first time I ever made money playing," recalled Fleming, a Madison County native.

Vincent Williams, a point guard from South Dade High in Homestead, Fla., is about to become new coach Mark Fox's first signee.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents arrested a man in Athens on Thursday in connection with a Lavonia jewelry store burglary after he led authorities on a four-county chase that ended with a crash on the Athens Perimeter.

A suspect is in custody following a high speed chase through three northeast Georgia counties Thursday morning.

Authorities captured robbery suspects in Athens this morning after a high-speed chase across three counties that ended in a crash on the Athens Perimeter near U.S. Highway 129.

Storm survey crews from the National Weather Service fanned out across Georgia on Saturday, working to confirm widespread reports of hail and wind damage.

A 24-year-old Franklin County man has been charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death last week of a 20-month-old child.

Remains found in Franklin County have been identified as those of a missing Gwinnett County woman.

CARNESVILLE a ' A single-vehicle wreck in Franklin County on Saturday claims the life of a Carnesville woman.

Human remains found almost two years ago in northeast Georgia have been identified through DNA testing as those of a metro Atlanta woman reported missing in October 2005.

At least one person was killed in a Franklin County wreck Wednesday afternoon. Officials with the Georgia State Patrol said the wreck happened shortly after 1 p.m. on state Route 106 near Baty Road.

The Georgia Department of Transportation said it has installed 119 miles of cable barriers since 2005.

A north Georgia student was behind bars Thursday night after police said he threatened to use the weapons they found at his campus housing.

The trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his identical twin brother began Tuesday with prosecutors revealing new fingerprints linking the man to the killing while the defendant's lawyer insisted another ...