Author: Charlie Bauder

Daylight saving time ends this weekend, which means it is time to fall back and set those clocks back one hour on Saturday night. However, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said clocks are not the only thing people need to be changing this weekend. Hudgens said that when Georgians change their clocks Saturday night, they should also […]

Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jury duty has been cancelled in Stephens County for next week. That means jurors who received a summons for Monday, November 2 do not need to report for jury duty at all next week.

A Stephens County man faces charges after allegedly falsely reporting the theft of his vehicle. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, it started when his office received a report of a vehicle theft from Michael Wayne Turpin of Lakeside Trail in Martin. “The victim reported that his 2000 Dodge Durango had been stolen from his residence,” said Shirley. “A […]

A multi-county investigation leads to one arrest. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it all started on October 15 when Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies contacted his office about a reported stolen vehicle that was spotted at a location on Gumlog Road in Franklin County. “They had learned the location of a vehicle that was reported stolen from us (Stephens […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help to find a man wanted for rape in Franklin County. On Wednesday, the GBI issued a plea for help locating 19-year old Anthony Elijah Jones, address unknown. According to the GBI, it happened on the campus of Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs on […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced another delay in the bid process for a host of statewide, federally-funded projects. The 34 delayed projects across Georgia, valued at $123 million, were previously scheduled to go out for bids in December, but uncertainty about whether the money will be available caused G-DOT to withdraw its […]

Stephens County promotes a department head to a newly created position. Tuesday, Stephens County Commissioners unanimously approved creating a position of Assistant Administrator and announced that the county’s Building and Grounds Director, Randall Cleveland, would take on the new position in addition to his current duties with Building and Grounds. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers said that Cleveland has proven himself […]

Progress is continuing on three new fire stations in Stephens County. The county is using SPLOST VI money to build stations on North Holcomb Drive and Red Bluff Road to provide more coverage to the Big Smith Fire Department, and Black Mountain Road to provide more coverage to the Shiloh Fire Department. On Tuesday, county commissioners unanimously approved bids for […]