The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The second of three public hearings on the proposed county-only millage rate for FY2024 was held at the beginning of the the July 11 Stephens County Board of Commissioners meeting, The first public hearing was held 8:30 a.m. on the 11th; no members of the public attended or spoke at the morning public hearing. A third public hearing will be […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Sheriff’s Office’s purchase of 26 AR15 rifles and 35 suppressors, along with several associated items such as slings, mounted flashlights and scopes, recently drew comment from county commissioners and members of the public after the invoices for the items appeared on the June 27 County Commission meeting agenda under the monthly “approval of invoices over $5,000” agenda […]
Read moreOn June 22, during a called meeting of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners, commissioners discussed options for the Fiscal Year 2024 county budget, looking for ways to reduce the 1.78 millage rate increase they announced last week they would be instituting for next year. Commissioner Chris Rickman met with WNEG News after the meeting to summarize the discussion and […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Commissioners has announced that they will be holding a called meeting of the board. Scheduled for 6 p.m. today, June 22, the meeting will be held in the conference room at the Stephens County Annex Building, 744 East Doyle Street in Toccoa. The agenda for the called meeting includes a discussion on abandonment of county […]
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