Author: Charlie Bauder

Two people are under arrest and a third is being sought in connection with a home invasion at a Stephens County residence earlier this month. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it occurred just before midnight on June 14 at a home in the Falls Road-Talmadge Drive area of the county. “Three people forced their entry into the home and […]

Stephens County Hospital receives word that it is on track for re-accreditation by the Joint Commission. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson said that representatives from the Joint Commission were at the hospital a couple of weeks ago for a two-day accreditation visit. Anderson said the visits are unannounced until the morning the Joint Commission arrives and when they are there, the […]

Stephens County Hospital will purchase five new beds for its labor and delivery unit. The Hospital Authority unanimously approved the purchase of the five beds at its monthly meeting on Monday. According to Stephens County Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson, the hospital is replacing beds that are at least 15 years old. Anderson said the hospital needs to replace the older […]

An addition at the Wilkinson Center at Stephens County Hospital should be open and in use around the end of next month. Hospital Administrator Lynne Anderson said that crews are wrapping up work on the project. “We are working on the inside finishes now and we have some grading to do on the land around them and some landscaping to […]

The Stephens County Board of Education is expected to look at the Fiscal Year 2017 tentative budget for the school system at its monthly business meeting set for later today. Today’s Board of Education meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Big A School Road. Stephens County School Board members are also expected […]

Authorities are still investigating a structure fire Friday in Stephens County. Carnes Creek, Shiloh, Eastanollee, and Toccoa Fire Departments all responded to a structure fire on Friday afternoon on Matheson Drive. That is located off of Fowlertown Road, which is located off of Mize Road. Crews were first called out during the 3 p.m. hour and the fire was called […]

Georgia State Climatologist Bill Murphey said at least for the start of summer, hot and dry conditions are going to continue. Summer officially started Monday night. Currently, Stephens County and northeast Georgia are in moderate drought. Murphey said that the forecast for the start of summer does not show a likelihood for any substantial relief. “At least for this week […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct its monthly counseling workshops for veterans in Cornelia and Toccoa this week. The Cornelia event will be held Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Habersham Area Career Center, located at 215 Hodges Street in Cornelia. Meanwhile, the Toccoa event will be held from 2 to […]