NE Ga police blotter: poultry house fire in Franklin Co, trial date for ex-Commissioner in Hart Co

Firefighters in Franklin County say they are not sure what started the blaze that burned a poultry house in Carnesville: upwards of 20 thousand chickens were killed in the fire.

A former Hart County Commissioner is scheduled to go on trial in June: RC Oglesby, who left his Commission post in Hartwell after his arrest and indictment on racketeering charges, is facing child exploitation allegations. He’s also been indicted on counts that include burglary.

A Hall County man will spend the rest of his life in prison: Emmanuel Harris of Oakwood was convicted the September 2021 stabbing death of girlfriend Jordan Gooch.

Joey Terrell, the four-term Sheriff in Habersham County, says he will not run for a fifth term. The next Habersham County Sheriff’s Election will take place in 2024.