Author: Charlie Bauder

Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas is detailing how his deputies were able to help catch the man who shot a Banks County Sheriff’s deputy last week. That man, identified as 37-year-old Avery Richard of Atlanta was later shot and killed in a shootout with FBI agents in Atlanta Saturday. Sheriff Thomas said a tip on a wreck that happened Tuesday […]

This is National Small Business Week. Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new […]

Franklin County authorities are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide. It happened Monday evening, according to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas. Thomas said deputies were called to a home on Sunshine Road late Monday night. “When they arrived on the scene they found a male deceased. While clearing the house looking for the shooter, they heard a gunshot from […]

An apparent hit and run leaves a Toccoa woman dead. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that on Monday night at approximately 11:55 p.m. Deputies responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on North Red Rock Road. Upon arrival Deputies found a white female later identified as Hannah McFall age 18 of Toccoa, lying […]

Thursday, May 4, is the National Day of Prayer.  The annual local observance will take place on the Stephens County Courthouse Square at noon. For the past several years, the Stephens County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes has organized the service.   Coach Kirk Rogers is the faculty sponsor for the Stephens County High School FCA, and he said […]