The Indians tennis teams opened up region 8-AAAA play Thursday vs. Lumpkin County. Boys team swept all five matches to win 5-0 and improve their season record to 3-0; girls team lost 4-1. Next match is home Monday March 4 vs. Johnson.
The Indians tennis teams opened up region 8-AAAA play Thursday vs. Lumpkin County. Boys team swept all five matches to win 5-0 and improve their season record to 3-0; girls team lost 4-1. Next match is home Monday March 4 vs. Johnson.
Stephens County has permission from the U.S. Justice Department to switch to a single voting center on Election Day for county elections in the future. Stephens County Registrar Theresa Kelley said that the Justice Department has pre-cleared the county’s request to consolidate eight voting precincts into one voting location. “That means that we are...
Work is underway on the new health sciences wing at the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Technical College in Stephens County. The school celebrated the groundbreaking and beginning of construction at an event Wednesday. The new wing will house North Georgia Tech’s Licensed Practical Nursing program and Paramedic/EMT program. North Georgia Technical College President...
The Currahee Club development on Lake Hartwell celebrates the start of work on a project for Southern Living magazine. The club held a groundbreaking Wednesday afternoon for the 2013 Southern Living Showcase Home. Currahee Club Managing Director Andrew Ward said it brings a lot of credibility anytime you embark on a project with Southern...
Stephens County will begin using an inmate work crew later this year. On Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners unanimously approved a motion to contract with Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto for a female work crew. The agreement will take effect on May 1. Stephens County Commission Chairman Stanley London said that he feels the...
The Stephens County Indian baseball is off to a winning start in 2013, defeating Hart County 9-2 Wednesday evening in Hartwell. Stephens County broke open a close game, batting around in the top of the sixth inning, scoring six runs. The Indians rode a strong pitching performance from Austin Lord, striking out seven and...
In soccer, the Lady Indians lost to Oglethorpe County 2-1, while the Indian boys’ soccer team beat Oglethorpe County 2-1.
Stephens County Commissioners decide to suspend the beer and wine licenses of three stores accused of selling alcohol to a minor. Hearings for the three stores took place at Tuesday’s Stephens County Commission meeting. According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, earlier this month an undercover deputy under the age of 21 entered Buck’s...
Commissioners postpone a first reading of a proposed ordinance. The commission voted Tuesday to postpone a first reading and public hearing on a proposed body art code and regulations ordinance.
The same company that placed the low bid on the southern end of the Highway 17 widening project in Stephens County is also the apparent low bidder on the northern end. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, C.W. Matthews of Marietta, Georgia had the apparent low bid on the northern end of the...