Author: Ethan Jordan

The Swift Multipurpose Center will be presenting a Talent Show tomorrow night held in the Historic Ritz Theatre in the Schafer Center, at 5 p.m. Comedian and radio personality Lovely Big O will be the evening’s master of ceremonies, and guarantees to have the audience split at the sides, laughing in the aisles. Event organizer Jeraldine Hayes sat down with […]

Authorities were called to the scene of a crash near the South Carolina-Georgia state line that claimed the life of an Anderson, South Carolina man on Tuesday afternoon. According to Georgia State Troopers, the crash occurred around 2:45 p.m. in Hart County on U.S. 29 near Hartwell Dam. Officials from Anderson County also responded to the scene. According to reports, three vehicles were involved […]

The Toccoa Police Department responded to a call on Monday, March 12, 2018, at approximately 5:15 p.m. regarding shots being fired on Whitman Street near the basketball courts. Once officers arrived on scene they were able to speak with witnesses, leading officers to determine that the shooter ran from the scene and the victim left. A BOLO (Be on the […]

More than one million trout will be stocked in Georgia this year. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have recently begun the 2018 trout stocking effort, and experts say trout fishing will be great this year. Historically, stocked trout were typically 9 inches long. This year, fisheries staff will grow […]

A routine traffic stop on Interstate 85 by a Franklin County Deputy on Tuesday turned out to be much more than a traffic ticket when the deputy decided there was more to the situation than first appeared. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said during the course of the traffic stop, the deputy decided there was a reason to search the […]

By WLHR On the heels of a drug bust netting 6 kilos of methamphetamine, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit has made another significant arrest, this time for possesssion of marijuana with intent to distribute. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said like the previous day, the arrest began as a traffic stop. “On Tuesday, Deputy Antwune McCurry of […]

Local election qualifying ended in Stephens County, this past Friday. The qualifying period for the upcoming general primary slated for May 22 closed with several candidates coming forward to vie for three Stephens County Board of Commissioners seats and four Stephens County Board of Education seats. Stephens County Chairman Michelle Ivester will run unopposed. James Addison, Jim Ledford, Henry Moore […]

The following have qualified for the May 22nd General Primary.  For the Stephens County Board of Commissioners: Incumbent Michelle Ivester, for Post 1; James Addison, Jim Ledford, Henry Moore, Bryan Dooley, and Melvin Barrett all for Post 4;   Incumbent Dean Scarborough, John Smith, for Post 5.   For the Stephens County Board of Education: Incumbent Jim Bellamy, for district […]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging everyone to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks to daylight saving time on this weekend. The annual change to daylight saving time is the perfect opportunity. Changing the batteries in each device is the easiest way to ensure continued protection of your […]