BBB Warns of Cash Advance Collection Scams

The Better Business Bureau says people need to watch out for a new twist on debt collection scams. According to Better Business Bureau Spokesperson Dottie Callina, a new scam they are seeing around involves agencies trying to collect on cash advances people have received. “Now what is happening is that debt collection agencies are calling people and telling them that […]

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New Big A Principal Named

The Stephens County School System has a new Principal in place for one of its elementary schools for next year. Tuesday, the Stephens County Board of Education unanimously hired John Stith as the new Principal for Big A Elementary School. Stith said he is looking forward to joining the Stephens County school system. “We are excited,” said Stith. “We are […]

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Parent Expresses Concern on Ag Program

A local parent expresses concern about the direction of the agriculture education program in the Stephens County school system. Leslie Allen came before to Stephens County Board of Education to speak on the matter during Tuesday’s meeting. Allen noted that currently, the Ag program at Stephens County performs well at the state level in competitions and by other measures of […]

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SCHS Tennis Swept By Oconee Co.

The Stephens County High School tennis teams were swept and shutout Wednesday afternoon by region foe Oconee County. The boys’ team lost 5-0. Their overall record is 8-4 and 1-4 in the region. The girls’ team lost 5-0 as well. The Lady Indians’ overall record is 2-10 and 0-5 in the region. The next match is at home Friday, March […]

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Ga. Watching For Bird Flu

By Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Tennessee Bird Flu continues to cause concern in Georgia as a second commercial poultry premises was confirmed with H7N9, HPAI, in Lincoln County, Tennessee recently. The poultry operation is located less than two miles away and in the same control zone as the March 5, case of the highly pathogenic H7N9 in Lincoln County, […]

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E-SPLOST Passes in Stephens Co.

Stephens County voters approve a renewal of the county’s E-SPLOST. By more than a four-to-one margin on Tuesday, the county’s voters said “yes” to a five-year continuation of the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Education. The final, unofficial vote tally was 833 votes in favor of the E-SPLOST, or 83.89 percent, to 160 votes in opposition, or […]

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