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A Hartwell man has been indicted in Stephens County for armed robbery, home invasion, and aggravated assault. The Stephens County Grand Jury indicted Laterrell Marique Alexander earlier this week on the aforementioned charges. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Toccoa Police Department arrested Alexander on July 8, 2020 while he was reporting […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR A Bowersville man, charged with five counts including rape is out on bond but under house arrest. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s office, bond had initially been denied for 36-year-old Jeremy Leonard Green in Hart County Magistrate Court. However, he was released June 24 on a $250,000 bond set by a Hart County Superior Court […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR This Saturday a special Community Pop Up Shop Day is being held on the lawn at the Spring St Gym in Lavonia and it’s for a good cause. According to organizer Gervonte Brown, the day commemorates the third anniversary of the Fannie Mae Simpson Foundation and its efforts to help students go to college. “What we’re […]

For the fourth year, the Georgia Foundation for Public Education (GFPE), the foundation of the Georgia Department of Education, is providing Rural Education Fund (REF) grants to help rural schools and districts meet their students’ needs. A limited number of grants of up to $10,000 are available. Any public school or school district located in a Georgia county with a […]

Stephens County Nutrition Department will continue its Summer Meals Program this week in Stephens County. During the summer months, the program provides a free sack lunch, Monday through Thursday, to children 18 and younger in Stephens County. It may be hard to believe, but there are many children in Stephens County who don’t get enough to eat during the summer […]

The Historic Ritz Theatre will continue its summer movie series this week with two screenings of SCOOB! According to Historic Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, the Summer Movie Series will continue every Thursday in July, and screen a different movie with two showings, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 7 p.m. Mayhugh says the Summer Movie Series […]

People receiving unemployment benefits from the State are now required to submit work search evidence listing three verifiable contacts of work search activities as part of their weekly certification process. The Georgia Department of Labor announced late last week that as of July 4th, claimants who live in the state of Georgia must register with EmployGeorgia.com, the state’s reemployment website, […]

Funeral services have been set for Thursday at 11 A.M. for Paul Ballenger, Jr. of Royston. Ballenger was killed Saturday evening from injuries suffered at Hartwell Speedway when a car lost control and went over a concrete barrier through a fence and into the pit area. According to the Associated Press, two other people, including a 9-year old was also […]

The identity of the victim who drowned in Lake Hartwell on July 4 has been released. According to DNR officials, the victim was 22-year-old Armando Estaban Sanchez Martinez, of Greer, South Carolina, who drowned while swimming at the Big Oaks Recreation Area. DNR Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum says the incident occurred around 6 p.m. Sunday. “At approximately 5:50p, our […]

The Georgia Department of Public Safety has announced that at least 10 people died over the Independence Day weekend on Georgia roads. One of those deaths happened in Hart County. The Georgia Department of Public Safety recorded deaths in Albany, Atlanta, Brunswick, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and Washington counties. Last year, during the Independence Day travel period, 13 people […]