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For the Stephens County Republican Party, the third time was the charm. After two nominations presented to the Stephens County Board of Commissioner were rejected, the Republican Party finally nominated a representative that the county commission supported. Bill Grant was the first and third nominee to be considered by the commission. When Grant was originally nominated, County Commissioners voted against […]

Stephens County residents will see an unchanged millage rate in Fiscal Year 2020. During the Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, Tuesday, the board approved a Tax Levy Resolution, setting the millage rate at 14.91 mills. According to County Administrator Phyllis Ayers the goal of the commissioners is to leave the tax rate unchanged. She said the budget was based […]

A local church in Toccoa will purchase surplus property currently owned by the City. Last month, City Manager Billy Morse requested the Board of Commissioners allow him to put property at the corner of Whitman and South Tallulah Sts up for sale. Morse said the property had been purchased in the early ’80’s to build extra city parking, but no […]

Toccoa City Commissioners will meet one more time before deciding whether to approve the latest SPLOST VII intergovernmental agreement. The County had initially proposed a 70%/30% split of the next Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax after the revenue shares for the Towns of Martin and Avalon were taken out. After weeks of back and fourth negotiations,  Stephens County Commissioners […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking public input through a statewide public transit survey, which is open through August 14. According to GDOT, the survey objectives include identifying needs and priorities of public transit users and potential users, understanding the public transit experience, and identifying issues and barriers to using public transit. The survey website is available in multiple […]

Deputies with the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office recently uncovered a series of stolen items at a residence on Christine Circle. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the incident occurred on July 19, when his deputies traveled to a residence on Christine Circle to execute an arrest warrant for the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. He said that while his deputies […]

Stephens County is accepting applications for the recently funded, full-time Deputy Registrar position. The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will be accepting applications up until the first week of August. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers says the county will be accepting applications until August 2. “I met with Eureka and the Board of Elections today (Tuesday, July 16), and we went […]

Dr. Paul Shaw of Stephens County was presented the annual “Fulbright” Distinguished Service Award at the recent Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) conference held July 14-17 at Jekyll Island. The award is presented annually to a GAEL member who has shown significant achievement in the field of educational leadership and who has made important contributions to GAEL. The honor […]

If you love Renaissance festivals, you won’t have to drive to Atlanta to attend one this year. That’s because the City of Lavonia is hosting its first-ever mini Renaissance Festival on Saturday, October 5th at Lavonia Memorial Park behind City Hall. DDA Director Vivian Young tells WNEG News while they do have a number of vendors scheduled already, they are […]

It has been a deadly summer on the three reservoir lakes on the Upper Savannah River. According to the Corps of Engineers Savannah office, three people died on the lakes over the July 4th weekend and one person died in March. And all of them could have been prevented had the victims been wearing life jackets. According to the Corps’ […]