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An Oconee County, Georgia man is the new Troop Commander for Georgia State Patrol Troop B, which includes Stephens County. This week, Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Colonel Mark McDonough announced the appointment of Captain Allen Marlowe to that post effective as of December 1. In his new position, Captain Marlowe will oversee the operations of the Georgia State […]
Read moreStephens County will begin the abandonment process for part of Camp Mikell Road. On Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize staff to begin moving forward with the road abandonment process for part of Camp Mikell Road that begins at a creek that does not have a bridge over it and continues onto Forest Service property. Stephens County Administrator […]
Read moreStephens County approves a re-zoning request for a local property. Tuesday, the county commission unanimously approved a re-zoning request from Dwayne Smith on Leatherwood Road. Smith wanted his property re-zoned from Residential Single Family to Agriculture General/Residential in order to allow farming and a possible nursery on the property. According to Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers, this particular property sits […]
Read moreA judge finds a Franklin County man guilty of murder Monday afternoon, Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Malcom found 46-year old Brent Shubert of Canon guilty of malice murder, felony murder and concealing the death of another, in connection to the 2013 murder of his live-in girlfriend, Bonnie Ann Cooner. A week-long bench trial before Judge Malcom ended with closing arguments […]
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North Georgia Technical College receives a grant for EMS training. NGTC was recently awarded a $97,900 Rural Business Development Grant to improve ambulance-based safety and technology training for Emergency Medical Services Program students. Acting NGTC President Mark Ivester said that the grant will fund the purchase of an ambulance and related technology for the emergency medical students to access. In […]
Read moreA Stephens County jury awards a $1 million verdict in a civil trial. The jury handed down the verdict last week in Stephens County Superior Court in the case of Wilbert “Bobby” Williams vs. Robert Buchanan, M.D. Williams had sued Dr. Buchanan for medical malpractice. According to information from the court, Dr. Buchanan had performed a medical procedure in the […]
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The winners are in for this year’s Toccoa Christmas Parade. Winners were announced on Monday by the Toccoa Woman’s Club. According to the Woman’s Club, the “Best Overall” award went to Cub Scout Pack 77. The “Best School” award went to the Stephens County High School band. This year’s award for “Best Church or Civic Group” went to the Toccoa […]
Read moreStephens County Commissioners will wrap up their calendar year with a meeting this morning. County commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. for a regularly scheduled meeting in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. This is the final scheduled meeting of the year for the Stephens County Commission. County commissioners will begin their meeting at […]
Read moreA number of local residents are now graduates of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. Recently, five Stephens County residents went through the academy’s 2015 Region 2 Multi-Day Training Program and graduated at a ceremony last month. They are Deborah Gibby, Rick Phillips, Clay Fisher, Julie Paysen, and Tammy Riddle. The Academy’s multi-day program, taught one day a month over […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia They’re searching for a new county attorney, but they’re not. …officially. Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners have decided to form a search committee to review applications for the County Attorney position – but they claim they are not looking for a new county attorney. Current county attorney Bubba Samuels’ contract is up the end […]
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