The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Toccoa Rookie League softball All-Stars are in to the championship round of the district tournament. Wednesday, Toccoa beat Hart 12-8 at the district tournament in Rabun County to move on to the district finals. That will be on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Rabun County. Toccoa will play the winner of a game between Franklin and Hart that is […]
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A man faces multiple charges after an alleged domestic incident Tuesday. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that deputies were dispatched to a residence on Old Mize Road in reference to a domestic dispute just before 1 p.m. Tuesday. Shirley said that the female called 911 saying she was being held against her will and had been hit in the […]
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Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian said that he has closed the investigation into the death of an inmate at the Stephens County Jail earlier this year. Christian said that he found no evidence of any criminal matter or anything that appeared suspicious in the death of 24-year-old Barry J. Mullinax. Mullinax, who was from the Liberty-Easley, South Carolina […]
Read moreStephens County government employees will pay more for health insurance in the upcoming fiscal year. Last week, the Stephens County Commission unanimously approved the health, vision, and dental premium renewal with Blue Cross Blue Shield for Fiscal Year 2017, which starts on July 1. Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that while dental and vision premiums are not changing, the […]
Read moreGeorgia is planning to honor Vietnam War veterans in conjunction with the 50th anniversary commemoration of the war. The Georgia Department of Veterans Service, in partnership with the Office of Governor Nathan Deal, has created the Vietnam War Certificate of Honor program for these veterans. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346 Commander Ron Rider said that this applies to an […]
Read moreFinal numbers from the Georgia Department of Public Safety show that there were no fatal accidents in northeast Georgia over the 2016 Memorial Day travel weekend. This year’s Memorial Day travel period began at 6 p.m. Friday and went through midnight on Monday. In all, there were 14 fatalities reported on Georgia highways during that 78-hour span. Five of those […]
Read moreOrganizers said it was another successful year for the People First of Stephens County fishing tournament. This year’s tournament took place this past Saturday at a pond owned by Jim Rhoades on North Avenue in Eastanollee. This marked the 16th year for the event. People First of Stephens County Supporter Jeraldine Hayes said that Saturday’s event may have been one […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Little League Rookie League All-Star teams are off to a good start in district tournament play. Both the Rookie League baseball and softball All-Stars opened district action Tuesday at Rabun County. In baseball action, Toccoa defeated Rabun by a score of 11-5. Meanwhile in softball, Toccoa defeated Franklin by a 15-1 score. That means both teams are back […]
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The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in connection with an alleged kidnapping. On Facebook, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that authorities had the kidnapping victim, but had to chase the suspect in the Old Mize Road/Hwy 106/Broad River Road area. Shirley reported that the suspect was taken into custody at Broad River Road and Silver Shoals […]
Read moreToccoa Little League’s Rookie League baseball and softball All-Star teams start district tournament play tonight. Rabun County Little League is hosting both of the tournaments. In Rookie League softball, Toccoa will play Franklin at 6:30 p.m. The winner of that game plays Hart on Wednesday, while the loser of the game will play on Thursday in an elimination bracket game. […]
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