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Tickets are now available for the premiere of County Line, a film that INSP Films shot in Toccoa. Premieres will be Friday, June 16 at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 17 at 3 p.m. and Sunday, June 18 at 3 and 6 p.m. at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaeffer Center. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students […]
Read moreThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued a public safety alert regarding counterfeit pills. Since January 2015, the crime lab has received 454 exhibits of counterfeit pills. These pills contain drugs other than those that are indicated by the markings. This led to an internal study to determine the contents of counterfeit pills submitted to the lab by law enforcement […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with other law enforcement agencies across the state in operation “Click it or Ticket.” From May 22nd to June 4th, Deputies will be conducting safety checkpoints to ensure seatbelt usage. They will also be issuing citations to drivers and passengers who are caught not wearing their seatbelts. Sheriff Randy Shirley says that it’s […]
Read moreThe Georgia Visitor Information Center in Lavonia will host Georgia on my Mind Day on today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Manager of the Visitor Center Jeanne Boteler said this event shows off the best that Georgia has to offer and many different vendors will be at the event, including state parks, hotels, a band from Georgia Mountain Fair […]
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WNEG celebrates Elder Americans month on Thursday with the 2017 WNEG Senior Expo. Included with this year’s Expo was information booth’s from businesses and organizations, door prizes, and lunch for the participants provided by Bojangles of Toccoa. Each year WNEG accepts nominations for the WNEG Senior of the Year. The 2017 WNEG Senior of the Year is Ray Whiten. Whiten […]
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Police Chief Tim Jarrell reports the arrest of two people on drug charges Tuesday night. Around 5:45 p.m., Officer McKinney and his K-9 partner, Warlock responded to a complaint of a strong odor of marijuana at Falls Park Apartments. After making contact with the residents of the apartment, Officer McKinney secured a search warrant that resulted in the recovery of […]
Read moreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with the Georgia and South Carolina Departments of Natural Resources held a press conference yesterday to advise everyone to be safe on the water and road this Memorial Day weekend. Director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Harris Blackwood said that as of yesterday morning, 554 people have been killed on the […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Labor released unemployment rates for the Georgia Mountains Region for April and they are unchanged from March to April at 4.1 percent. Although the rate was unchanged for the month of April, more people became employed and the labor force grew. 1,032 more Georgia Mountains area residents were employed in April than in March, making the […]
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During a public hearing at the Stephens County Commission meeting on Tuesday, several employees from the Public Defender’s Office spoke on behalf of their FY 18 requested budget. According to the requested budget, their office is asking for $260,171 for the 2018 fiscal year. Public Defender Drew Powell was the first to address the commission, saying that he received a […]
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Police Chief Tim Jarrell reports two new K-9’s are working at the police station. Both K-9’s were brought on about 6 months ago and are used as drug dogs. The first is a Pitbull mix named Tucker who was a rescue brought here from Texas. Tucker works with Officer Lance Brawner, who went to Texas so they could train together. […]
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