Author: Jessica Waters

The Stephens County Planning Commission will meet tomorrow, June 4, for a regularly scheduled meeting, and will hold a public hearing on six citizen requests at the beginning of the meeting at 6 p.m. Included in the public hearings are: A variance request for a Agricultural Residential zoned property in the 300 block of Old Cannon Road to allow for […]

Capitol Beat/Dave Williams  With the traditional summer vacation season getting underway, Georgia continues to suffer from a chronic shortage of game wardens to serve its 2 million hunters and 600,000 to 700,000 anglers. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) boasted 250 game wardens back in 2000. But a series of budget cuts had dropped that workforce as low as […]

According to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office, a Stephens County High School teacher has been arrested following an investigation by SCSO investigators. On May 6 of this year, a school official heard an allegation of a “non-violent, consensual sexual offense” that occurred on school property between a teacher and a student in 2021. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, […]

As of 10 AM this morning, June 2, 836 Hart EMC customers without power in Franklin and Stephens Counties. Unknown cause. Hart EMC says they are aware of the issue but, as of yet, there is no restoration time listed. Specific neighborhoods are listed in the graphic attached.

UPDATE: At 1 p.m. today, June 6, Habersham County officials issued the following report: “Alexia Peppers, 16, of Turnerville was located with the help of other law enforcement agencies in the Atlanta area and is safe. She has been reunited with her family.” *** Alexia Nicole Peppers, 16, was last seen this past Thursday, May 30, at her home on […]

WNEG’s Phil Hobbs talks with comedian Killer Beaz ahead of his June 7 show at the Historic Ritz Theatre.

The GBI has arrested and charged Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols, age 45, of Clayton, Georgia, with Public Indecency, Sexual Battery and Violation of Oath by a Public Officer. On Friday, May 24, 2024, Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian asked the GBI to investigate an incident involving Nichols. Nichols turned himself in and was booked into the Rabun […]

Last night, work crews completed the necessary work to repair Falls Road, which has been closed since last Sunday, May 26, when a 14-inch water main delivering water from the Toccoa Water Plant on Black Mountain burst and washed out a large portion of the roadway just before the new bridge over Toccoa Creek. According to city officials, the paving […]