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After serving a drug search warrant, Stephens County Sheriff’s deputies arrest an individual on drug charges. On August 7, deputies served a search warrant at 531 South Hill Street. During the search, deputies located $3,829, a small baggy containing white residue and a small baggy containing green, leafy material in the residence. The suspect, identified as James Richie, age 39, […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Lady Indians Volleyball Team traveled to Dawson County High School Tuesday for a tri-match with Union County and host Dawson County. The Lady Indians gain their first two wins of the season by defeating Union County in straight sets 25-9 and 25-7. In the night cap, the Lady Indians defeated host Dawson County in straight sets by the score […]
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The Streetscape Phase 6 project will soon be underway again after the Toccoa City Commission approved three change orders to the project. The project was put on hold after utility lines including gas, water, sewer main, Windstream’s fiber optic, Georgia Power’s electrical and Truvista’s fiber optic were discovered. According to City Manager Billy Morse, lowering the utility lines would put […]
Read moreLocal Paralympian McKenzie Coan was once again selected to compete for the world swimming team, this time in Mexico City this October. She previously competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil where she won four medals, three of them being gold. Coan won gold in the women’s S7 50-meter, 100-meter, and 400-meter freestyle events and a silver […]
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The Stephens County Board of Education approved remodels for the agriculture center at the high school at their meeting Tuesday. The request for these upgrades was originally brought to the board by board member Len Stovall back in July. At that time, the board agreed to have ag teacher Bradley Dalton bring a committee together to decide what upgrades were […]
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With the solar eclipse only a few days away, some local organizations and businesses have found themselves in possession of fake solar glasses. Earlier this week we told you about a report from Amazon that some of their vendors were selling fake eclipse glasses that were not safe for viewing the event Monday. Here in Toccoa, local optomitrist Dr. Kay Royal […]
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The Toccoa City Commission reviewed local limits for wastewater discharge at their work session Monday. City Manager Billy Morse said for the city to operate its industrial pre-treatment program, the discharge permit at Eastanollee Creek must be renewed on a five-year basis and requires review of the industrial limits to ensure the industrial contributions don’t interfere with the wastewater treatment […]
Read moreEmma Whitfield tossed a shutout as the Stephens County Lady Indians Softball team defeated Franklin County 1-0 in extra innings Tuesday in Carnesville. Whitfield allowed just two total hits and had 14 strikeouts against the Lady Lions. With two outs in the ninth inning Ivey Andrews drove in the winning run with a double to give Stephens County the victory. […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Board of Education was presented with funds from the McCay Hayes Fund at last night’s meeting. Spokesman for the fund said that the fund has been around for almost 70 years and was started by local graduate Pope Brock to honor his tutor Walter McCay and the librarian at Eastanollee High School Daisy Hayes. The fund is […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia State Patrol Aviation team recently located a marijuana grow site, leading to two drug arrests. According to Sheriff Randy Shirley, investigators were given an anonymous tip that Roger Wilbanks was growing marijuana on his property at 54 Twisted Tree Drive. The GSP Aviation Unit team was called in to assist in searching […]
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