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By Buddy Hardigree, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Changes have been approved to two roads in Franklin County. The Franklin County Commission approved motions to change the name of one road and abandon another road at its meeting earlier this month. The road to be abandoned was a small section of Ariail Road in the area of Cedar Ridge Road. Franklin County […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division said it is now allowing anglers and hunters to purchase licenses as a package deal. According to the DNR, anglers, or hunters, looking for the licenses that allow them to pursue a specific activity can now choose a compiled license “package.” There are multiple available packages available at GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com. People using […]
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Anyone who wants to vote early in Stephens County for the county commission Post Two run-off has today yet to cast a ballot. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said today is the last day for early voting for next Tuesday’s run-off election between incumbent Debbie Whitlock and challenger Kenny Yearwood. “We are open at 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. Friday, […]
Read moreExtreme drought conditions continue for Stephens County and much of the surrounding area. The latest drought monitor report for Georgia was released Thursday. In it, all of Stephens County is shown to be in “extreme drought.” That is the second most severe category on the drought monitor, with only “exceptional drought” being worse. No parts of Georgia are in “exceptional […]
Read more9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is introducing legislation he says will ensure some homes and neighborhoods’ mail delivery are not affected by new postal rules. This week, Collins introduced House Resolution 5750, “The Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016.” Collins said recent U.S. Postal Service rules are forcing home developers to tear up already built or permitted […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia After a lengthy heated discussion, the Hart County Board of Commissioners has signed off on the job description for the position of County Administrator. At their meeting Tuesday night, Interim County Administrator Terrell Partain said the job description is in place from the Georgia Mountains Regional Development Commission with few changes. County Commissioner RC […]
Read moreA northeast Georgia man is re-appointed to the state’s Board of Juvenile Justice. On Thursday, Governor Nathan Deal re-appointed Fred Stephens of Cleveland to the Board of Juvenile Justice. Stephens is the interim police chief for the Clarke County School District Police Department. He retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation after more than 31 years of service and then […]
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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said nobody was hurt in a structure fire at a mobile home park Wednesday. Crews responded to the mobile home park on Madden Drive, that is just off of Memorial Drive off of Big A Road on Wednesday for the blaze. Shirley said there was someone inside the structure, but they did not suffer any […]
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Stephens County Board of Education Chair Tony Crunkleton welcomes Bill Wheeler to the board. Crunkleton spoke Wednesday on the school board’s choice of Wheeler to fill the vacancy on the Board of Education created by Jeff Webb’s resignation in April. Wheeler was chosen from a group of six candidates in a unanimous vote by the Board of Education on Tuesday. […]
Read moreStephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said that state auditors have again changed the timeline for releasing the school system’s Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015 audits. According to Dorsey, the state has now told him that those two audits will likely be released to the school system at the same time, rather than separately. He said that this change is […]
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