An outside security firm already had been hired before the commissioners voted publicly to approve a contract.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to create the Franklin County Department of Corrections, ...

The Franklin County Jail has undergone a significant change in leadership. As of today, the Board of Commissioners voted to ...

Franklin County commissioners seized control of the county jail and security at the county courthouse from Sheriff Jim ...

A week after a state audit showed that Franklin County failed to properly oversee a variety of contracts, county commissioners are moving to take the jail away from Sheriff Jim Raymond.

That’s because corrections deputies are only legally allowed to carrying weapons and arrest people because they are commissioned under the authority of Sheriff Jim Raymond. If the county takes ...

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has taken control of the county jail from the Sheriff's Office, establishing a new Department of Corrections. This decision followed ...

A long-simmering feud between Franklin County Sheriff Jim Raymond and county commissioners may come to a head Wednesday morning. At their regular meeting, commissioners will consider a resolution to ...

Kristina McAdams was arrested Thursday, April 17, by officers with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department, and was remanded into the Floyd County Jail without incident.

As the remastered version of Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII makes its way into theaters this week, the band offers an exclusive look at its performance of "A Saucerful of Secrets" from the film.