Author: Ethan Jordan

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will make a stop in Habersham County next week to visit the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Mass Vaccination Site. Kemp will tour the site beginning at 8:30 a.m. As a reminder, GEMA/HS opened four Mass Vaccination Sites across the state for COVID-19 last month. The drive-through sites have the capacity to vaccinate 1,100 people […]

Eastanollee, Carnes Creek, New Hope, Martin and Toccoa Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at Two Day Design, located on Ridgeland Road, this morning in Stephens County. According to Eastanollee Fire Department Chief Jamey Gettys, when they arrived on-scene, they could see smoke coming from the building. Gettys says no civilians were injured in the fire; however, one Firefighter […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR The Hart County Grand Jury has indicted RC Oglesby on one count of sexual exploitation of a child. Oglesby was arrested Thursday, February 4 by Hartwell Police on charges of child pornography, according to Hartwell Assistant Police Chief Stan Sayer. “When we were investigating the RICO case, we were assisting the GBI with an execution of […]

Family Connection of Stephens County and the Elks Lodge number 1820 have partnered to host a sock drive in Stephens County. According to Family Connection Executive Director Noel Pauley socks are the most requested items at clothes closets and the least donated. Pauley says socks can be dropped off at several locations across the county. She says the sock drive […]

Ninth District Opportunity has announced it will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help on April 1. The Cooling Help program is available for households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons. One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households up […]

The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrated one of its newest members, The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery, last week with a ribbon tying ceremony. The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery is Stephens County’s new short-term treatment center to oversee the withdrawal of individuals with a substance addiction. The Hope Center for Wellness and Recovery is located at […]

Stephens County Hospital is one of 14 rural hospitals to receive funds specifically designated to help rural facilities across the state. Stephens County Hospital was awarded $10,000 by the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Program (Georgia HEART) through a $140,000 donation from Windham Brannon. Windham Brannon’s Healthcare Practice Co-Leader Danielle Epps says quote “Today more than ever, rural hospitals are strongholds […]

Governor Brian Kemp has announced the State of Georgia will stop using the 1A+ designation for COVID-19 vaccinations. He says quote, “to avoid confusion regarding phases and what different states and the federal government are labeling each population, we will not be using 1A+ or 1B for new expanded criteria. To ensure it is simple and easy to understand, Georgia […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 70 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,854 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 136 deaths and now 4,543 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

A Habersham County man has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of possession of methamphetamine. According to a release issued by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, on Thursday, February 25, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the residence of Brenton Lee Lawson, 36, […]