The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
It is the middle of tax season and this week the Internal Revenue Service is again reminding taxpayers to be aware of fake charities. The IRS is warning against scam groups masquerading as charitable organizations, luring people to make donations to groups or causes that don’t actually qualify for a tax deduction. These ‘fake’ charities attempt to attract donations from […]
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More than one million trout will be stocked in Georgia this year. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have recently begun the 2018 trout stocking effort, and experts say trout fishing will be great this year. Historically, stocked trout were typically 9 inches long. This year, fisheries staff will grow […]
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Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick is warning citizens about a jury scam. Quick says scammers, posing as law enforcement, have been calling citizens telling them they missed jury duty and have to pay a fine or face being arrested. “We do not call people if they have missed court,” Quick said. “We actually would send an officer to […]
Read moreThree Commerce men are behind bars in Jackson County facing multiple drug possession charges after a bust over the weekend. Mitchell Posey with the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office tells WNEG Radio it happened Friday. Posey said neighbor complaints led to a six month investigation into possible drug activity at a home on Glenn Fuller Circle in Banks County. “On […]
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In effort to improve citizen relations, Stephens County E-911 Communications will be hosting its First Annual Public Safety Spring Fling. This event is scheduled for April 14th, 2018 from 10am – 3pm at the Stephens County Recreation Department ball fields located at Rose Lane Dispatcher Meghan Fraser says the Spring Fling is a good way for the public to get […]
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A routine traffic stop on Interstate 85 by a Franklin County Deputy on Tuesday turned out to be much more than a traffic ticket when the deputy decided there was more to the situation than first appeared. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said during the course of the traffic stop, the deputy decided there was a reason to search the […]
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By WLHR On the heels of a drug bust netting 6 kilos of methamphetamine, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Unit has made another significant arrest, this time for possesssion of marijuana with intent to distribute. Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas said like the previous day, the arrest began as a traffic stop. “On Tuesday, Deputy Antwune McCurry of […]
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Local election qualifying ended in Stephens County, this past Friday. The qualifying period for the upcoming general primary slated for May 22 closed with several candidates coming forward to vie for three Stephens County Board of Commissioners seats and four Stephens County Board of Education seats. Stephens County Chairman Michelle Ivester will run unopposed. James Addison, Jim Ledford, Henry Moore […]
Read moreThe pace continues to pick up as the legislative session nears the end. We have passed several significant pieces of legislation thus far. I would like to highlight one bill in particular that will make a positive difference in the lives of millions of Georgians. First tax cut in decades Recently, House Bill 918 was passed by the Senate and […]
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The following have qualified for the May 22nd General Primary. For the Stephens County Board of Commissioners: Incumbent Michelle Ivester, for Post 1; James Addison, Jim Ledford, Henry Moore, Bryan Dooley, and Melvin Barrett all for Post 4; Incumbent Dean Scarborough, John Smith, for Post 5. For the Stephens County Board of Education: Incumbent Jim Bellamy, for district […]
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