Numerous published reports indicate that Jake McNiece, who trained at Camp Toccoa and later was a member of the “Filthy Thirteen,” the group off of which the “Dirty Dozen” movie was based, passed away this week. Those reports indicate that McNiece died at the age of 93 at the home of his son. Funeral...
Two local boards will meet today for regularly scheduled meetings. First, the Stephens County Commission will meet today at 8:30 a.m. in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Commissioners will begin with a work session on agenda items. The business meeting, where commissioners vote on the agenda items,...
The Stephens County School System is putting the spotlight on its schools during Board of Education meetings. At last week’s Board of Education meeting, the Board received a presentation from Liberty Elementary School on a number of things going on at the school. Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten said this is something the...
The Hart County Sheriff’s Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two men responsible for an armed robbery at a convenience store last month. It happened the night of December 17th at the Max Saver convenience store on U.S. 29/Anderson Highway. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland says that...
The Stephens County Middle School 7th grade boys’ basketball team split a couple of games last week to close out the regular season. First, last Tuesday, the Rebel 7th grade boys lost to Hart County in Hartwell by a score of 42-25. Kole Rogers led the Rebels with 6 points, while Hassan Brown, Kumasi...
Stephens County High School is implementing new security measures. High School officials said that beginning Tuesday, the entrance gate to Stephens County High School off of White Pine Road will be open for parent drop-off and pick-up until 8 a.m. and after 2 p.m. However, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.,...
