Author: MJ Kneiser

A Toccoa woman who was shot in the head in a drive-by shooting on I-85 in January has been released from the hospital and is continuing her recovery at home. Heather Stevanus was shot in January while her husband was driving the family home from Greenville. It happened on I-85 SB between mile markers 1 and 2. She was airlifted […]

Just a reminder, the City of Royston is bringing back its monthly evening Artists Walk for the spring and summer months. The first Artisan Walk of the season takes place this evening from 5p to 7p in downtown Royston. Royston’s Artisan Walk gives people an opportunity to get out in the evening, take a break from the day’s work, and […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is partnering with Indeed.com to host a virtual job fair for Highway Maintenance Technicians with positions open across the state. Do you or someone you know have a calling for public service where the day-to-day activities make a difference in your community? The virtual job fair will be held Tuesday, March 21 on […]

All Georgia Regional Commissions recorded a rise in the unemployment rate in January. Due to seasonal factors from December to January, data that is not seasonally adjusted typically show an increase in unemployment – a seasonal trend that happens each year. In the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission, which includes Franklin, Hart, and Stephens counties, the unemployment rate was up six-tenths […]

A Toccoa man was sentenced to 60 years in prison following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of Stephens County. Last week, a Stephens County Jury found 32-year-old Antuan Demetrius Prather guilty of three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, according to a press release from the […]