Author: Connie Gaines

The Stephens County Recreation Department is going to the dogs! Just not with an official ribbon cutting just yet. Stephens County is proudly announcing the opening of the new dog park the “Stephens County SCentral Bark” at the Stephens County Recreation Department. The park will be open daily. Due to the potential bad weather, the ribbon cutting for the park […]

Despite the storms we’ve had over the past week, Lakes Hartwell and Thurmond remain in Drought Trigger Level One.  The U.S. Corps of Engineers Savannah District office says the lake levels at both lakes remain well below full pool. As of Monday, Lake Hartwell’s lake level stood at 656.21 feet mean sea level. That’s four feet below full pool. Lake […]

Lavonia police have discovered a body inside a home on Gilmer St. off Bear Creek Road. Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle said his office received a call for a welfare check at the residence earlier this afternoon. “The individual was down on the ground and possibly had head injuries,” Carlisle said. “Upon arrival officers determined the situation was not a […]

Five persons were injured after a boat explosion on Lake Hartwell yesterday. Corporal Craig Fulghum of the Department of Natural Resources says the incident occurred just before 3p Sunday. “At 2:45 pm we received a call from Hart County 911 in reference to a boat explosion that happened around old Highway 29 on Lake Hartwell. DNR units along with Hart County […]

The annual March of Dimes is this Saturday in Toccoa. Something new this year is a 5k run/walk starting at Boyd Field. March of Dimes Co-Coordinator Leon Womack explains “registration starts at 9 just like the sign up for the March for Babies”; says Womack “The race starts at 10. The route will be past the Baptist Church on to […]

The holidays are approaching, and though a couple of months away Fred Elsberry with the Better Business Bureau says that it is now that you should seek part-time employment. “Once retailers decide what their needs are they get in a hiring mode and it will be hard to get in front of store managers” says Elsberry; “Get your application in. […]

Everything is back to normal at Big A Elementary School. According to Principal Phyllis Carson there was a gas like odor in a small area of the school this morning. Carson says the building was evacuated for the caution and safety of the students and staff, and the fire department was notified. According to Carson, the fire department gave an […]

Though first day traffic slowed things down, overall the first day of school under the new elementary and middle school restructuring of grades pre-k through 5 was a smooth transition. Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said everything went as planned.”We had what I would call a traditional first day of school. We had very heavy traffic early and had […]

At Thursday’s Stephens County Board of Education meeting a review of the general fund balance from July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015 showed an excess of revenue of $547,935.83 with 100 percent of the fiscal year complete. The general fund balance also showed that the Stephens County School System came in under budget in expenditures at 95%. Other action taken at […]