The Stephens County School System is starting down the road towards becoming a charter system. Thursday, the school system held a community meeting on the topic at its administrative offices on Mize Road. Teachers, school administrators, parents, and businesspeople gathered to hear about what a charter system is and the process for becoming a...
A federal court of appeals has overruled a previous judge, granting additional summary judgments to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley and Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell in the civil suit over the death of Lavonia pastor the Rev. Jonathan Ayers. In a recent court ruling, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals granted a...
For the 30th time, an annual Easter tradition takes place this weekend in Stephens County. The 30th annual Stephens County Easter Egg Hunt takes place Saturday morning at the Stephens County Recreation Department on Rose Lane in Toccoa. Stephens County Recreation Department Program Director Cheryl Stinnett said that the hunt begins at 11 a.m....
The Stephens County Indian baseball team picked up its second win in a row as they defeated the Lumpkin County Indians 11-1 on Thursday evening in Dahlonega. Stephens County swept the season series from Lumpkin County with a strong pitching performance from Kain Dyer-Hewitt. Dyer-Hewitt went six innings, allowing seven hits but only giving...
The only full service restaurant in Carnesville will not be serving liquor by the drink anytime soon. A referendum put forth by the Carnesville City Council was defeated Tuesday by a vote of 35 to 24. Carnesville Mayor Harris Little said the matter came up on a ballot after the owner of the El...
In Hart County, there will be a run-off in the race for the Hart County Chief Magistrate Judge seat. Seven candidates were vying for the seat left vacant when former Chief Magistrate Judge Tony Wellborn died suddenly last October. They include interim magistrate judge Theresa Brown, Kay Sanders Ankerich, Robert W. Cordell, Thomas J....
