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The Stephens County Board of Education will be gaining two new members in January. Tuesday, both challengers won their respective school board Republican primaries. In the race for the At-Large seat on the Stephens County Board of Education, Len Stovall defeated incumbent Tony Crunkleton. The final vote total showed 1,974 votes, or 53.38 percent, for Stovall to 1,724 votes, or […]
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The race for Post Two on the Stephens County Commission appears headed to a run-off in July. Tuesday night, five Republicans vied for the position, which faces no Democratic opposition in the Fall. Incumbent Debbie Whitlock tallied the most votes, getting 1,857 votes, or 49.53 percent. However, that number is not enough to avoid a run-off election, which requires getting […]
Read moreDon Tabor will serve four more years as Stephens County Chief Magistrate. The incumbent won the non-partisan election over challenger Ralph Stowe on Tuesday. Tabor totaled 2671 votes, or 66.99 percent, to Stowe’s 1,308 votes, or 32.81 percent. This is the second time Tabor has defeated Stowe in a Chief Magistrate election. He also won when they faced off for […]
Read moreJohn Wilkinson will keep his 50th District State Senate seat. The Stephens County Republican defeated Roy Benifield in Tuesday’s Republican primary by nearly 10,000 votes. Wilkinson said it was a great night. “I really appreciate the support that I received,” said Wilkinson. “We were fortunate. We carried every county in the 50th Senatorial District, so it was a big win […]
Read moreDoug Collins overcomes a five-man race to earn another two-year term in Washington. Collins easily avoided a run-off Tuesday night in the 9th District U.S. House Republican primary, earning 61.27 percent of the vote in the 9th District. There is no Democratic candidate for Collins’ seat. Collins said he is ready to continue to serve the people of northeast Georgia. […]
Read moreGeorge Christian will serve a full four-year term as Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney. Christian defeated Bruce Russell, Jr. in Tuesday’s Republican primary and will run without Democratic opposition in the Fall. District-wide, Christian received 8,555 votes, or 60.10 percent, to Russell’s 5,680 votes, or 39.9 percent. In Stephens County, Christian received 2,298 votes, or 64.82 percent, to Russell’s 1,247 […]
Read moreOverall, things went well at the polls on Tuesday. That is according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. “The poll workers were outstanding,” said Cochran. “I can’t say enough about their dedication to the community. They do a great job. We had a great team and I can’t brag on them enough.” Overall, 4,193 votes were cast for this election […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The votes are now in and Franklin County voters were decisive in who they wanted in office. Voters were deciding on five local races in Franklin County, Sheriff, County Commission Chair, County Commission District 1, and Board of Education Posts 1 and 2. In the race for Franklin County Sheriff, incumbent Sheriff Steve Thomas […]
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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley wins a third term in office. Tuesday night, Shirley won the Republican primary for Sheriff, defeating challenger Jim Davis by a margin of almost four to one. Shirley received 3,036 votes, or 79.64 percent, to Davis’s 776 votes, or 20.36 percent, according to the unofficial results. The Post Two seat on the Stephens County Commission […]
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Stephens County voters will head to the polls today to decide a host of races in the primary and non-partisan election. Registrar Bill Cochran said all voting today will take place at the Stephens County Senior Center on Rose Lane in Toccoa. “Polls will open at 7 a.m.,” said Cochran. “They will go through the day and close at 7 […]
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