Author: Ethan Jordan

And then there were 20. Amazon reviewed 238 proposals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host HQ2, the company’s second headquarters in North America. Yesterday, Amazon announced it had narrowed down the 238 proposals to 20 prospective metropolitan areas. In those top 20s is Georgia’s very own metropolitan city of Atlanta. Stephens County Development Authority Director Tim Martin […]

Georgia sets records in employment during 2017. State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler released earlier that 2017 was a banner year for job creation, employment and work force gains in Georgia. Over the year, Georgia created more than 83,000 new jobs, employed thousands more residents, grew a much larger work force and drove unemployment down 1.1 percent. Butler said, “As we […]

A drug arrest in Habersham County, results in the capturing of a Rabun County fugitive. On Thursday, Jan. 11, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and the Appalachian RDEO arrested 20-year-old Cody Ira Harkins of Clayton, Georgia. Vigilant Deputies, following up on suspicious activity in the area of 5000 Talmadge Drive, in Clarkesville, learned that Harkins was a Rabun County […]

By Rob Moore, AccessWDUN A Habersham County man faces a felony charge of aggravated cruelty to animals after the death of an 8- to 10-week-old puppy on Northwest Wayside Street in Cornelia on Jan. 13.   Bobby Kyle Nelms of Demorest was arrested by Cornelia police and animal control officers on a warrant taken by Habersham County Animal Care and […]

Toccoa and Stephens County mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, the annual Interfaith Service took place at Trinity C.M.E. Church in Toccoa. This year marks the 27th anniversary celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Toccoa. That was followed by the March for Peace, which went from the church to the steps of Toccoa City […]

During last week’s Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, Robert Robbins came before the commission requesting, yet another, variance request. “I just appreciate your time this morning, and I appreciate your willingness to work with me. The health department has given me another year for the septic tank; but, I have a guy who’s going to help me find my […]

There’s another chance of winter precipitation in north Georgia, this time in the form of possible snowfall beginning Tuesday afternoon. “Right now we’ve got a system coming through, and combined with the cold temperatures and the moisture associated with it, we’re looking for some potential snowfall,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Laura Belanger said. While there were no winter weather advisories […]