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The city borrowed $1 million to buy roughly 100 acres for a planned park, but by mid-2026 officials were still being asked what progress had been made.
Residents have repeatedly pressed the city for details on funding for its new wastewater treatment plant and for assurance that no rendering…
A referendum this November will decide whether city property owners 65 and older stop paying city property taxes.
The rate, which determines property tax bills, continues a multi-year decline from 7 mills in 2021.
The city's deal to fund a school resource officer has ended, and the officer is now working full time on regular patrol.
The city's outside auditor reported the FY2025 financial statements were fairly presented but noted the city left out a required narrative analysis section…
City leaders are talking with Franklin County and neighboring cities about combining wastewater systems, a move that could affect how sewer service is run and paid for in…
A shared training arrangement is meant to cut the city's training costs for police officers.
A sale could change who controls and operates the city's water and sewer treatment, but the council has not taken up the question.
Chief Thompson told the city council that officers from Franklin Springs, Royston, Franklin County and other first responders worked together after a shooting at the Vape Store.
City council heard a police report describing an assault on officers during a disturbance that followed a car chase into the city…
The city's new fire truck remains years away, according to a timeline council discussed.