Category: News

Residents of Stephens County proved, yet again, how giving this community is by purchasing $15,000 worth of relief supplies to be sent to hurricane victims. On Friday morning, the collected supplies were loaded on a Hope4Carolinas’ truck and delivered to the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief distribution center in Whiteville, North Carolina. Those supplies consisted of buckets of cleaning supplies, bleach, […]

On Tuesday, several students at Stephens County High School will be showcased and honored in a signing ceremony. As part of an initiative to prepare students to join the workforce, Pam Hill in tandem with four industries in Stephens County have developed a workforce development program that trains students through internships. She says that on Tuesday morning, the students in […]

Two suspects remain at large, after last week’s armed robbery at Flying J Travel Plaza, in Carnesville. According to authorities with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, they are seeking the public’s help in identifying the two suspects involved. The incident happened around 3 a.m., Saturday, September 22, when two armed black males entered the business; and demanded and took cash […]

In a world where birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality affect over 400,000 babies born each year, a group of super heroes answered the call and together joined the fight to save the babies. You too, can be a hero by attending the Stephens/Franklin County March of Dimes’ Annual Superhero 5K Run/Walk. On Saturday, September 29, come be a […]

An Investigation by the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office along with the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Madison County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of two subjects on numerous charges. Arrested was 24-year-old Michael Taylor Maxwell of a Fork Creek Lane address in Bowman. Maxwell has been charged with 15 counts of livestock theft in […]

The City of Toccoa Water Department will be opening up fire hydrants throughout the town beginning Sunday. Testing and flushing of cit water hydrants will continue through Thursday November 1st. .. The ‘free-flow’ operation will flush out possible sediment build-up and harmless impurities. However, during the testing and flushing operation, Toccoa water customers may experience cloudy or discolored water and […]

A Toccoa man is in custody after stabbing a Mt. Airy man. According to Toccoa Police Chief Jimmy Mize, Tuesday night, an officer patrolling South Pond Street was flagged down by a group of people yelling for an ambulance. EMS was then dispatched to the area. The officer found Nathan Kelly, 39, of Mt. Airy, who had sustained multiple stab […]

Georgia is getting high marks for being an attractive place for companies to locate. For the fifth year in a row Area Development, a leading corporate site selection and facility planning publication, named Georgia the top state in the Country for doing business. Governor Nathan Deal made the announcement recently with Area Development Publisher Dennis J. Shea. In addition to […]

Habersham County’s rework of who should be in which legislative district has now been verified by the State. Habersham County has two House Districts, District 10 and District 28. “After checking, and geographically identifying, each address in the State Reapportionment Office, Laurel Ellison has verified that all Habersham County voters’ addresses are in the proper House district and that no […]

Republican candidate for Governor, Brian Kemp, will be making a campaign swing through Northeast Georgia this week. Kemp will be in Franklin County on Friday speaking to voters from 8-9 a.m. at the Swails Center in Franklin Springs. The Swails Center is located at 2200 W. Main St. on the campus of Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs. The event is […]