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A Stephens County School System employee has admitted to taking funds from the school nutrition activity account. The now former employee, Andrea Sheuring, admitted to taking the funds when questioned by school officials on Friday. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey tells WNEG News how the missing funds were discovered. “Our School System Finance Director brought to my attention that […]
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THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 2018 Stephens County Schools – two-hour delay Franklin County Schools – two-hour delay North Georgia Technical College – All Three Campuses-Closed Habersham County Schools – Closed for Students and Staff Rabun County Schools – Closed Banks County Schools – Closed for Students; Faculty and Staff should report at 10 a.m. Brenau University – All three campuses […]
Read moreBrine application has already started on many of the priority routes in North Georgia. District One Georgia DOT crews began pre-treating bridges and overpasses this morning at 10 a.m. in advance of winter storm Inga, said GDOT spokesperson Katie Strickland late this afternoon. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10p this evening until noon Wednesday for all of […]
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Now that the holidays are behind us, most of us are turning our attention to filing our 2017 tax returns. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says this year tax season officially begins a little later than last year. “You can prepare and file your taxes right now if you like,” noted IRS spokesman Christopher Miller. “However, the IRS will not begin […]
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The flu is hitting Georgia hard, and hospitals across the state are seeing unusually high numbers of emergency department visits. Like other hospitals in the state, Athens-based St. Mary’s Health Care System has seen a dramatic increase in patients coming to the emergency department with flu-like symptoms over the last two weeks. “People with these uncomplicated flu symptoms are coming […]
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There’s another chance of winter precipitation in north Georgia, this time in the form of possible snowfall beginning Tuesday afternoon. “Right now we’ve got a system coming through, and combined with the cold temperatures and the moisture associated with it, we’re looking for some potential snowfall,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Laura Belanger said. While there were no winter weather advisories […]
Read moreNext Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, marks the grand finale of the Open Mic Monday held at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schafer Center in downtown Toccoa. The event starts promptly at 7 p.m. and admission is free. What started last September has received quite the attention from the public. Each month, performers came out and competed with a variety […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College recently announced Stacie Bohannon, Medical Assisting Instructor and Health Sciences Department Chair, as the 2018 Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical Instruction winner. The Rick Perkins Award honors the Technical College System of Georgia’s most outstanding instructors. The award is designed to recognize technical college instructors who make significant contributions to technical education through innovation […]
Read moreAt Tuesday night’s meeting of the Royston Mayor and Council, Juanita Sullivan, owner of Winnie J’s Boutique, located at 30 Hartwell Highway, addressed council members in reference to parking issues in the downtown area. According to Sullivan, she has had customers call to tell her they would have to come back later because there was no place to park. Sullivan […]
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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley recently released details of an arrest of an Eastanolle man for multiple drug charges. According to Shirley, Investigators with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office had been conducting an investigation into reports regarding a marijuana grow house on Dubignion Drive in Toccoa. Through the investigation deputies learned that the resident, Jason Bradley Hughes, was on active […]
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