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The Georgia Department of Transportation is readying for another busy travel weekend on the state’s highways. DOT Spokesperson Katie Strickland said the agency is doing its best to make travel as easy as possible this weekend for people traveling around Georgia. “We are going to help people out this New Year’s, just like we always do around the holidays,” said […]
Read moreLocal and state law enforcement agencies are also getting ready for the New Year’s holiday travel period. For law enforcement, the New Year’s holiday travel period will begin at 6 p.m. tonight and end Monday, January 2 at midnight. That is a total of 78 hours. During the New Year’s travel period last year, there were 412 crashes and 235 […]
Read moreIf you are thinking about setting off fireworks to celebrate the arrival of the New Year this weekend, state officials are urging caution to avoid injuries and fires. Governor Nathan Deal has lifted an order banning fireworks that had been in place because of drought conditions. With that in mind, Georgia State Fire Marshal Dwayne Garriss is urging residents and […]
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A long-time local insurance agent is calling it a career. Frank Worley is retiring this week after more than four decades as a State Farm agent. Worley has kept going what has been a family tradition that has lasted more than three-quarters of a century since his father started as a State Farm agent in 1939. “During World War II, […]
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Stephens County Commission Chair Dennis Bell says 2016 was a positive year in many ways for the county. Bell spoke with WNEG on Wednesday about the county’s last 12 months. He said road repair was a main focus of the county this past year and a lot was accomplished towards that goal. “We started purchasing some equipment,” said Bell. “We […]
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A Stephens County bridge replacement project could be done as early as next month if all goes well. Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Katie Strickland said that crews are finishing up work on the bridge over Toccoa Creek on State Route 184, or Prather Bridge Road. “The expected date the bridge should be back open to traffic is January 25, […]
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Stephens County officials are now stating that a proposal from a property owner on Freeman Creek Road to place four broiler houses on his property will not require action by the Planning Commission or County Commissioners. According to the county office, after further review of the Land Use Ordinance by county staff and by County Attorney Brian Ranck, it has […]
Read moreThe Georgia State Patrol has released details of an accident Tuesday morning in Stephens County. It occurred just after 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, on the Toccoa By-pass heading in the direction of Toccoa between the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection and the By-pass’s intersection with Georgia Highway 106. According to the GSP report, […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Public Safety has released final numbers for the Christmas holiday travel period. According to state officials, traffic crashes across Georgia during the Christmas holiday travel period resulted in 11 traffic deaths. The 78-hour holiday period began Friday, December 23, at 6 p.m. and ended Monday at midnight. Troopers investigated eight fatal crashes. The fatal crashes occurred […]
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A local property owner is wanting to put broiler houses on his land and it is stirring concerns from some residents. The property owner for land at 140 Freeman Creek Road has submitted a re-zoning and variance request for the property. Currently, the 107-acre tract is zoned as Agricultural Residential. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that zoning classification does […]
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