Author: Charlie Bauder

Stephens County will extend the qualifying period for the March special election to fill the seat of the late Harold Andrews on the Stephens County Commission. County Registrar Theresa Kelley said that this week’s winter weather is the reason qualifying will now go an extra day. “Qualifying was supposed to start Wednesday, the 29th, at 9 a.m.,” said Kelley.  “Well, […]

28th District State Representative Dan Gasaway will run for re-election. The first-term Republican state legislator announced this week that he will seek a second term this Fall representing Stephens, Banks, and part of Habersham counties. Gasaway said he feels he has done a good job in his first term. “We worked on the Savannah River Caucus that really brought awareness […]

Stephens County will take the leap for literacy once again next month. The 8th annual Leap for Literacy will take place February 22 at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center. Stephens Education Literacy Foundation Executive Director Ellen Alligood said on that day, individuals will take the plunge to help encourage and raise money for reading and literacy programs in the county. […]

Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jurors need to report as scheduled in Stephens County on Monday (Feb.3) at 8:45 a.m.  

Stephens County names its STAR student and teacher for 2014. This week, the Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce announced that Connor Roberts is the STAR Student for the Stephens County School System. Connor is the son of Barry and Lynn Roberts of Toccoa. He selected Mrs. Tamara Cash as his STAR Teacher. Mrs. Cash taught Connor in Math I in […]

Local law enforcement agencies are announcing a number of arrests on drug charges. First on January 19, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Mountain Judicial Circuit N.C.I.S. Team and Toccoa Police, served a search warrant at a residence on Rebekah   Drive in Toccoa. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that authorities found a number of things when […]

The Toccoa Police Department is reporting a significant rise in the number of drug arrests and drug investigations in the city in 2013. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell recently released the 2013 year-end statistics for the police department. Those numbers show that in 2013, the Toccoa Police Department made 117 drug arrests and conducted 113 drug investigations. That is compared […]

After inclement weather closed county government offices Wednesday, candidate qualifying should start today for the special election to fill the unexpired term of the late Harold Andrews on the Stephens County Commission. Interested candidates will be able to qualify at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office starting at 9 a.m. today. The Stephens County Registrar’s Office is located downstairs in the […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be on the lookout for black ice this morning in northeast Georgia. DOT crews are working throughout Northeast Georgia, monitoring conditions and checking bridges, shady areas and the higher elevations for icing in the 21 counties service area. Northeast Georgia DOT District Engineer Bayne Smith said that at least one crew […]