Former Detention Officer Faces Additional Charges

A former Habersham County Sheriff’s Office detention officer who was first arrested on Oct. 2, 2023, now faces additional charges.  Alexander Wade Hardaway, 30, of Alto, was charged initially by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with false statements and writings.  New warrants obtained March 19 by the GBI charge Hardaway with improper sexual contact in the second degree when he, […]

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Three New Deputies Join SCSO

Three recent graduates of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Athens are now certified peace officers and have joined the ranks of the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office.  In a social media announcement, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley congratulated Deputy Aaron Chappelear, Deputy Nicholas Moavero and Deputy Joseph Tucker on their graduation. He […]

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SCHS Students Racing to Learn

On Wednesday, March 13, Stephens County High School (SCHS) competed in the Georgia Technology Student Association (TSA) Electrathon at Lanier Raceway in Braselton.  Thirty-two high school teams from across the state competed to see who could complete the most laps on a single battery charge in two, hour-long races. SCHS entered two electric race cars, driven by students Luke Duncan […]

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Toccoa City Commission To Meet Tonight, March 25

The Toccoa City Commission will meet at 5 p.m. today for a regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting will take place at City Hall, 92 N. Alexander Street.  On the agenda is approval of the minutes from the March 11 City Commission meeting; included in the minutes is the city’s recap of the discussion regarding an agenda item consideration of the […]

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Election: State-Mandated Risk Limiting Audit Completed

Stephens County Elections Supervisor Bruce Carlisle reports that the state-mandated Risk Limiting Audit for elections with state or federal offices was conducted on Wednesday, March 20.   The Georgia Secretary of State’s office randomly selects the ballot batches to be audited by the actual rolling of the dice, which was done on Tuesday, March 19, at the State Capitol where the […]

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School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk

Contributions by Georgia Recorder and Capitol Beat News Services Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to expand the state’s school voucher program, Republican Senators on Wednesday cast enough votes to send the latest version of the controversial plan to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk to be signed into law. On Wednesday, several Republican House Majority Caucus members […]

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