The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
The Georgia State Patrol has released information on an accident over the weekend that sent one person to the hospital via helicopter. It occurred on Saturday during the 9 a.m. hour at State Route 106 and Nub Garland Road. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling northbound on Highway 106 and […]
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Stephens County is onto Columbus as one of the eight teams still with a chance at a AAAA state softball title. The Lady Indians swept Mary Persons in two games on the road Wednesday to stamp a ticket to the state championship tournament. In the first game, the Lady Indians beat Mary Persons, 6-1. They were led in the circle […]
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The Stephens County school system is beginning work on a new E-SPLOST resolution to put before voters next year in order to continue collecting the one-cent sales tax for school projects. Tuesday, School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey presented to the Board of Education a proposed E-SPLOST resolution and the board voted unanimously to table it until the November meeting. E-SPLOST is […]
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The Stephens County High School softball team starts play in the second round of the state AAAA softball playoffs later today. Stephens County will travel to take on Mary Persons in a second-round best-of-three series starting today. The Lady Indians are the second seed from Region 8-AAAA, sporting a 22-4 record on the year. Last week, Stephens County advanced to […]
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A local ministry organization is putting together help to send to the people of South Carolina and North Carolina affected by Hurricane Matthew. Steve Paysen’s P230 Foundation is headed to the Nichols, South Carolina area on Monday, October 24. This area, on the South Carolina-North Carolina border near the coast, has been devastated by flooding. Paysen said he knows pastors […]
Read moreA Stephens County man faces charges in connection with an alleged burglary at Camp Mikell. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office has announced that it arrested 35-year-old Dustin Addam Mederios and charged him with one count of Burglary in the First Degree and one count of misdemeanor Theft By Taking. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it stems from deputies responding […]
Read moreA Habersham County man faces drug charges after a search warrant was served on an area residence. 49-year-old Donnie Dixon of Clarkesville has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Firearms During the Commission of a Crime. The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office says it and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office were located on the […]
Read moreA Demorest man is among those arrested in an operation that targeted and arrested alleged child predators in Georgia in recent days. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that as a result of a proactive undercover investigation coordinated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, […]
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A four-month investigation leads to a drug arrest in Stephens County. The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office said that 64-year-old Michael Roberts of Toccoa was arrested Monday and will be charged with Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Possession of […]
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Stephens County Hospital is moving forward with the addition of two new physicians to its group. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson updated the Hospital Authority on the additions of Dr. Jim Wade and Dr. Chris Vaughn at the Authority’s regular monthly meeting on Monday. Anderson said that everything remains on track to add both physicians to the hospital’s physicians group in […]
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