The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Stephens County school system is beginning work on a new E-SPLOST resolution to put before voters next year in order to continue collecting the one-cent sales tax for school projects. Tuesday, School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey presented to the Board of Education a proposed E-SPLOST resolution and the board voted unanimously to table it until the November meeting. E-SPLOST is […]
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A local ministry organization is putting together help to send to the people of South Carolina and North Carolina affected by Hurricane Matthew. Steve Paysen’s P230 Foundation is headed to the Nichols, South Carolina area on Monday, October 24. This area, on the South Carolina-North Carolina border near the coast, has been devastated by flooding. Paysen said he knows pastors […]
Read moreA Stephens County man faces charges in connection with an alleged burglary at Camp Mikell. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it arrested 35-year-old Dustin Addam Mederios and charged him with one count of Burglary in the First Degree and one count of misdemeanor Theft By Taking. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it stems from deputies responding […]
Read moreA Habersham County man faces drug charges after a search warrant was served on an area residence. 49-year-old Donnie Dixon of Clarkesville has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Firearms During the Commission of a Crime. The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office says it and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office were located on the […]
Read moreA Demorest man is among those arrested in an operation that targeted and arrested alleged child predators in Georgia in recent days. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that as a result of a proactive undercover investigation coordinated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, […]
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A four-month investigation leads to a drug arrest in Stephens County. The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office said that 64-year-old Michael Roberts of Toccoa was arrested Monday and will be charged with Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of […]
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Stephens County Hospital is moving forward with the addition of two new physicians to its group. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson updated the Hospital Authority on the additions of Dr. Jim Wade and Dr. Chris Vaughn at the Authority’s regular monthly meeting on Monday. Anderson said that everything remains on track to add both physicians to the hospital’s physicians group in […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Hospital Authority will keep its officers the same for another year. Monday, the Hospital Authority voted unanimously to keep the same slate of officers for the year ahead as it has had for the past year. That means Mark Wilkinson will again serve as Chairman of the Hospital Authority, while Dr. Robert Slate will serve as the […]
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The annual Toys for Tots campaign is gearing up in Stephens and surrounding counties. “Toys for Tots” is a program of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve that collects and distributes toys to children and families in need each holiday season. Don Alexander is the Toys for Tots Coordinator for Stephens, Habersham, Franklin, Hart, and Elbert counties. He said […]
Read moreFormer 50th District State Senator Jim Butterworth is leaving his post as the director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency later this year. Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday that Butterworth will transition to a position in the private sector on December 1. Deal said he thanks Butterworth for his extensive service, first as a floor leader at […]
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