Author: Connie Gaines

Stephens County Commissioners are expected to vote on whether to approve the issuance of $4.5 million in bonds in order to forward fund road work in the county at their meeting Tuesday evening at 5:30 P.M. in the second floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in Downtown Toccoa. County Commissioners are considering issuing up to an initial $4.5 […]

April 28, 2015 Two North Carolina men, charged with an armed robbery Sunday in Commerce, are now behind bars. The pair allegedly robbed the Valero Convenience store off Exit 147 about 1p Sunday afternoon. Their arrests came a short time later when Georgia State Patrol Troopers pulled over a yellow Ford Mustang on I-85, according GSP Post 52 Assistant Commander […]

 A group known as the Blue Knights paid tribute to the memory of Franklin County and Jackson county sheriff’s Deputy Cruz Thomas. Earlier this month, the group brought its rolling memorial to the Rocky Ford Recreation Center in Carnesville. Inscribed on the memorial are the names of all of the fallen law enforcement officers in Georgia dating back to 1794. […]