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Lavonia Police Chief Bruce Carlisle speaks further after two of his department’s officers were shot and injured on Monday night during a traffic stop. “Yesterday was a terrible day for law enforcement in the state of Georgia,” said Carlisle on Tuesday. “Four officers were shot yesterday in the state of Georgia. This has to end. I do not know what […]
Read moreStephens County split a pair of varsity high school basketball games with Rabun County Tuesday night in Tiger. Rabun County’s girls defeated Stephens County, 74-28. But in boys’ action, Stephens County prevailed, 83-64. In the boys’ game, the Indians grabbed the early lead and held a slim 36-29 halftime advantage. However, Stephens County had a good third period holding Rabun […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School 7th grade boys lost to Jefferson on Monday night, 40-13. Zatorian Lacy led the 7th grade boys for Stephens County, scoring 12 of the team’s 13 points. Bryson Trimier scored the other point for the Rebels. Joe Dewitt led Jefferson with eight points. The 7th grade boys are 0-6 and will be back in action […]
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Stephens County will move forward with new signage and striping on 35 county roads with the help of funds from the Georgia Department of Transportation. Tuesday, the county commission unanimously approved a total bid from Brown’s Asphalt Maintenance in the amount of $236,916.50 for the project. Part of the money will come from the Georgia Department of Transportation through a […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Education wraps up its calendar year. School board members met for their final scheduled meeting of 2016 on Tuesday. At the end of the meeting, Board of Education Vice Chair David Fricks thanked outgoing Board Chair Tony Crunkleton for his service to the school system and the school board. “I know Mr. Crunkleton is not […]
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By Charles Robertson and MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A South Carolina man is in custody after allegedly shooting two Lavonia Police officers during a traffic stop Monday night. Mike Ayers with the Athens office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that the two Lavonia officers were shot Monday at around 8 p.m. after pulling over 22-year-old Khari Anthony […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School girls’ basketball teams pick up another sweep. Monday, the 7th grade girls beat Jefferson, 28-19. Kayla Smith scored 16 points and Erin Terrell scored four points for the Lady Rebels. Moving to the 8th grade game, Stephens County Middle School’s girls beat Jefferson, 45-32. The leading scorer was Breanna Taylor with 14 points. Ranajah Verdell […]
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The city of Toccoa unveils its new fire training facility. City and community leaders gathered with fire fighters to hold a ribbon cutting and open house for the new burn building on Monday. Toccoa Fire Chief Tommy Ayers said that the facility will make training a lot easier for his department. “We will be training locally and will not have […]
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A chase in Stephens County Monday leads to an arrest. Monday morning, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that deputies surprised two burglary suspects at a residence on Mize Road near Old Mize Road. Shirley said that while questioning both suspects, one white male ran into the woods eluding deputies after giving foot chase. The sheriff said a perimeter was […]
Read moreThe city of Toccoa officially lifts its ban on outdoor burning. City commissioners voted unanimously to officially lift the burn ban effective immediately at their meeting on Monday. That follows in the footsteps of Stephens County Commissioners, who also rescinded the burn ban last week. The city commission had passed the burn ban on November 28, but since then downtown […]
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