Stephens County Sheriff Assaulted During Investigation

Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley continues to recover after being assaulted Wednesday, It happened about 2p Wednesday afternoon at home on Ranick Drive in Toccoa. GBI Cleveland office spokesman Mitchell Posey said Sheriff Shirley was responding to a report of a domestic dispute at that address. “Sheriff Shirley was the first to arrive on scene and immediately attempted to speak […]

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Lavonia Celebrates Arbor Day With Planting of Red Maple

  The City of Lavonia commemorates Arbor Day with a special proclamation and tree planting. Lavonia celebrated Arbor Day Wednesday afternoon at City Hall. Lavonia Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Marie Morse read this year’s proclamation. Members of the Lavonia Boy Scouts and Cub Scout packs, along with members of the Lavonia Tree Commission, the Lavonia Garden Club, the Historical […]

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BREAKING NEWS: Major Drug Sweep Taking Place in Stephens, Surrounding Counties

200 local, state, and federal law enforcement officers are currently in the process of serving 20 search warrants and 27 arrest warrants for members and suppliers of Horace Mayfield’s drug trafficking organization. Mayfield, who is from Stephens County, was arrested this morning in Barrow County, according to GBI spokesman Mitchell Posey. “Over the course of ten months, the Appalachian Regional […]

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Franklin County EMT’s Honored by Anderson County, SC County Council

Franklin County EMT’s are recognized in Anderson County, SC for their efforts in saving the life of a heart attack victim. Josh Smith and Scott O’Barr attended the Anderson County Council meeting Tuesday evening at the Anderson County Council’s EMS Commission’s invitation. There a proclamation was read and passed proclaiming February Heart Health Awareness Month in Anderson County.. Smith says […]

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