Interact Club Kickball Tournament Cancelled
Stephens County High School Interact Club Advisor Derek Demmler said that this year’s kickball tournament, scheduled for Saturday, March 5, has been cancelled.
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Stephens County High School Interact Club Advisor Derek Demmler said that this year’s kickball tournament, scheduled for Saturday, March 5, has been cancelled.
Read moreThe Banks County Leopards beat the Stephens County Indians in baseball at the Reservation Saturday night, 6-3. Saturday’s win gives Banks County a two-game sweep this year of Stephens County on the diamond. Senior Dylan Patrick kept the Indians off-balance for 6 1/3 innings, allowing just eight hits and striking out five. Kooper Briley knocked in two runs for the […]
Read moreStephens County drops a pair of tennis matches on the road. Both the Lady Indian and the Indian tennis teams played at Buford last Thursday, February 25. The Lady Indians lost by a score of 5-0. Meanwhile, the Indian boys lost 4-1. Freshman Ben Smith continued his unbeaten streak to pick up the lone win for the Indian boys. Smith […]
Read moreThe family of a toddler injured in a no-knock drug raid in Habersham County receives a settlement approved by a federal judge. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that on Friday, a federal judge awarded a $1.65 million settlement to the parents the toddler injured in 2014 by deputies using a flash-bang grenade while serving a no-knock warrant at a Cornelia […]
Read moreA man faces charges in both Stephens and Franklin counties after leading officers from both counties on a chase overnight. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas said the chase began in Stephens County with Franklin County assisting. Thomas said that Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies picked up the chase after encountering the vehicle Stephens County was looking for in the Martin […]
Read moreStephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said Friday evening he has called the GBI in to investigate the death of an inmate at the Stephens County Jail. Shirley said that while conducting a cell check at about 12:20 p.m. Friday, jailers found inmate Barry J. Mullinax, 24, of the Liberty/Easley, South Carolina area unresponsive in a single person cell. The sheriff […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Agriculture has put a 14-day quarantine in effect for three areas of the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter because of Parvovirus. Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said seven puppies that were brought into the shelter have tested positive for the K-9 Parvovirus and had to be euthanized. “That prohibits our ability to take in any more dogs at […]
Read moreThose who have not voted early yet in the Presidential Preference Primary have just today to do so. Today is the final day for early voting for Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said polls will be open all day today in Stephens County. “Early voting ends today at 5 p.m.,” said Cochran. Early voting in Stephens […]
Read moreIn light of this week’s car theft in Stephens County where someone stole a car after posing as an interested buyer on Craigslist, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley is issuing a warning about the website. Shirley said that there have been many reports of crimes that started with people communicating on Craigslist about the purchase of items. “You just do […]
Read moreA letter from 9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins to the Army Corps of Engineers is questioning the Corps’ recent policy change regarding the application process for residents to apply for Shoreline Use Permits and licenses. Joining Collins in sending the letter were the Lake Hartwell Association and the Lake Lanier Association. The congressman and the groups are questioning December’s […]
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