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Showing posts with label franklin county. Show all posts
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Lawyer says alleged captor not guilty

The attorney for a northeast Georgia man accused of holding his family captive in a trailer for three years says his client is innocent. 36-year-old Raymond Daniel Thurmond of Lavonia is in the Franklin County Jail awaiting a bond hearing. He was arrested at the poultry plant where he worked after his wife escaped the trailer. It was found teeming with roaches, spoiled food and moldy mattresses.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Town buys strip club to close it

A northeast Georgia town has bought a strip club to shut it down. Lavonia in Franklin County bought Club Risque along Interstate 85, which was popular with truckers. After the purchase the city burned the billboards advertising the clubs. The city has also passed an ordinance outlawing adult entertainment businesses.

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