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Storms did move through the area last night and bring some thunder, lightning, and wind. As far as rain goes, the storm dumped only 0.03 inches on downtown Toccoa. Meanwhile, the latest drought monitor shows that Stephens County remains in a state of “severe drought,” with “extreme drought” conditions found just to the south in much of Franklin County and […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education is slated to begin the process of interviewing candidates for one of the two vacancies on the board at a called meeting tonight. That meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. and will take place at the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Big A School Road. It is open to the public. During […]
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A traffic stop leads to the first arrest in Stephens County for a new type of methamphetamine. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it started on June 28 when deputies of the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Crime Supression Unit were engaged in a proactive patrol of the Easy Street area. Shirley said during that patrol, deputies stopped a red Nissan […]
Read moreTwo investigations by the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit lead to arrests. First, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that on June 15, his office received a report of an adult male sending a 15-year-old girl obscene material electronically over the phone. Shirley said his office’s Special Victims Unit received that report and began investigating the case. “As […]
Read moreAuthorities in Habersham County are warning the public to look out for someone impersonating an officer. The incident occurred last Thursday, June 30 in the Mt. Airy area of Habersham County on Georgia Highway 197 past Habersham Central High School in the vicinity of Georgia Highway 365. According to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, a male subject was driving a […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Now that new Franklin County School Superintendent Wayne Randall is on the job officially, the school board has hired a new Assistant School Superintendent to take over his old job. Randall said the Franklin County Board of Education has approved the hiring of Matt Adams. “We are proud to announce that Matt Adams will […]
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One person is recovering from a minor injury after a jet ski accident in Stephens County over the July fourth holiday weekend. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Officer Craig Fulghum said it happened on July 4 on Eastanollee Creek in Lake Hartwell. According to Fulghum, two personal watercraft that were jumping wakes collided into each other. “A juvenile […]
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The Stephens County Commission’s new meeting appearance policy takes effect this month. County commissioners approved the policy at a meeting in April. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that the policy asks people who wish to speak to fill out a form first. “We have a Meeting Appearance Form that will need to be filled out and turned into the […]
Read moreThe third suspect in a home invasion last month on Talmadge Drive is under arrest. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that investigators from his department worked with deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in apprehending 27-year-old Richard Casey Harrelson of Double Springs Road in Demorest. Shirley said Harrelson was located at an […]
Read moreFinal traffic numbers are out for the holiday weekend. The July 4 travel weekend for the Georgia Department of Public Safety lasted from 6 p.m. on Friday to midnight on Monday. According to the state’s Department of Public Safety, nine people were killed on Georgia highways during that 78-hour period. One of those fatalities did occur as a result of […]
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