SCSB Selects New Principal for Big A Elementary

During the Stephens County Board of Education meeting on March 19, the board approved hiring Jennifer King as principal of Big A Elementary School. King will follow the leadership of Regina Bayles, who recently announced her retirement at the end of the 2023-2024 school year after 34 years of service. King has served the White County School System for 23 […]

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Congress struggles to finish work on spending bills as another Friday deadline nears

BY: JENNIFER SHUTT, GEORGIA RECORDER WASHINGTON — Congressional staff were scrambling Wednesday to finalize sweeping legislation that would fund much of the federal government, but time was running short ahead of a Friday midnight deadline. Leaders of the House and Senate and the Biden administration announced Tuesday they’d reached consensus on the final six government funding bills for the fiscal […]

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Maintenance Scheduled on I-85 NB in Franklin County Today & Tomorrow

Georgia DOT – Northeast  ·  Traffic Advisory Franklin County Daytime Single Lane Closure I-85 NB from exit 160 to 164 March 21 & March 22 Pittman Construction Company will be performing maintenance causing single lane closures from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday weather permitting Maintenance work will be done with moving lane closures Please reduce speed while driving […]

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Martin Resident Arrested For Violation of Oath Of Office As Prison Employee

A Lee Arrendale State Prison employee was arrested Wednesday, March 13, and charged with allegedly providing prohibited items to inmates at the facility near Alto. Officer Katlyn Rochell Harwell, 26, of Martin was arrested on five criminal warrants signed by Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge B. Chan Caudell. The first warrant charges Harwell with violation of oath of office, […]

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FLOCK Cameras Contribute to SCSO Arrest in Theft Case

On Saturday, William Kyle Griffin, 34, of Toccoa, was arrested by members of the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, or CID, following an investigation into a March 6 burglary. During the execution of a search warrant for Griffin’s residence prior to his arrest, several long guns and other miscellaneous items reported missing in the burglary were recovered.  According […]

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Toccoa’s Spradlin named to NGTC Foundation Board of Trustees

Jeremy Spradlin of Toccoa was recently inducted into the The North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Foundation Board of Trustees. Also inducted were Sidney Roland III of Clarkesville, Mark Henson of Blue Ridge, and Erik Brinke of Murphy, N.C. Spradlin graduated from Toccoa Falls College with a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and began his career with Georgia Power Company (GPC) […]

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Wreck on Hwy. 441 at Hollywood Hills Road Claims Motorcyclist’s Life

Yesterday morning, March 18, a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a Jeep Wrangler resulted in the death of the motorcyclist on US Highway 441 at Hollywood Hills Road.  Habersham County E-911 received the call reporting the wreck just before 10:30 a.m. Habersham County Emergency Services Engine 9, Med 9, Engine 14, Captain 1 and Battalion 1, along with multiple […]

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Freeze warning reminder

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE…Portions of northeast Georgia, piedmont and western North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina. * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation […]

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Ernest Awarded Trailblazer Award

Stephens County Judge Glenda Ernest, who has served as Stephens County’s Probate Judge for nearly 25 years, and has served the county for more than 40 years, was honored for her commitment, dedication, caring and professionalism in carrying out the duties of her office.  Ernest was presented with the annual Susan Clark Campbell Trailblazer Award during a ceremony held in […]

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Stephens County youth bring home wins from TomeCom 2024

Several Stephens County youth brought home wins following Tallulah Falls School’s TomeCom 2024. TomeCom, hosted annually by Tome Society, a nonprofit literacy organization based in Georgia, is a day of concurrent sessions based on all facets of literacy for students in grades 2-12. Session topics include reading, writing, technology, engineering, art, music, and more. Authors from across the country visit […]

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