REGION — According to the calendar, the official start of winter is still nearly a month away. However, the season and the calendar appear to be out of sync. Area schools have already tallied at least one snow day, as well as a 2-hour delay. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols, Sr. recently shared several safety […]
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Wilton course teaches basic handgun safety
Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. leads Josette Billian of Wilton through a series of drills during a basic handgun training course at Wilton Fish and Game Association on Oct. 20. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) WILTON — Fourteen people, each carrying a handgun, arrived at the Wilton Fish and Game Association on a recent Saturday morning. […]
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Fifty rounds later: mastering handgun safety
WILTON — On a recent Saturday morning fourteen people, each carrying a handgun, arrived at the Wilton Fish and Game Association. A few people in the group were apprehensive of the weapon they carried and some were well-rehearsed in how to handle a firearm. Most, like Carol Lehto of North Anson, fell in between the […]
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Jay continuing with animal control officer
JAY — Selectpersons agreed Monday to continue having a town employee handle animal control duties for this year. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. sent a memorandum to towns in the county to determine if there is any interest in having a county-based animal control officer. It has been very difficult to get qualified, trained […]
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Eustis man accused of assaulting woman, child
EUSTIS — A local man is accused of violently assaulting a female companion in March and of spanking the woman’s young child Tuesday until he bled, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Paul Pitcher, 29, of Eustis was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of domestic violence aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge […]
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Waterville man charged after running into tractor-trailer in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Police say a Waterville man was charged with drunken driving Monday night after driving into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck on Lexington Road as it was attempting to turn left to cross a bridge into town. The driver of the 2001 Jeep, Jeb Mansfield, 33, and his passenger, Christopher Flye, 35, of Waterville […]
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4 arrested in Phillips meth lab
PHILLIPS — Four people were charged with trafficking in methamphetamine after a Franklin County detective noticed evidence inside a vehicle he stopped Monday night that was consistent with the manufacture of the drug, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said in a news release. Michael Patrick Halle, 45, of Phillips, Erin Lynn Smith, 42, of Ocala, […]
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Franklin County panel rejects deputy position for serving civil papers
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to reject a proposal to restructure the Civil Division and create a utility deputy position to serve civil papers. Commissioners had tabled action on Sheriff’s Scott Nichols Sr.’s proposal April 1. Nichols had said the utility position would be paid from the revenue generated. It was an […]
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Franklin County authorizes sheriff to get armored vehicle and body armor
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to get an armored vehicle from the federal government at no cost. Commissioners also voted to allow him to buy new body armor for 14 deputies for $7,699.86. Nichols recommended the county go with the low quote from Body Armor Outlet LLC […]