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A revised sentence for 33-year old Sedric Armone Rucker, the Hartwell man accused in a burglary spree that included 16 homes in Hart County. Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White, said on Friday a judge sentenced Rucker to 40 years in prison with no possibility of parole. During the sentencing hearing, five victims testified about the impact Rucker’s burglary […]

The Georgia State Patrol is looking for the vehicle involved in a hit and run that left a Lavonia woman injured. It happened last Wednesday on Bruce Road off Brookhaven Circle. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, the woman was sitting on the edge of Bruce Road in Stephens County Wednesday night when she was hit […]

An Elbert County man is sentenced in U.S. District Court in Athens for conspiring to sell methamphetamine from state prison. Last Thursday, a judge handed 49-year old David Bention a 20 year sentence in federal prison. US Attorney Michael Moore says Benton recruited an accomplice while serving time in 2013 on a host of charges, including meth and firearms possession. […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa Stephens County Commissioners set the county government’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget. On Tuesday, the county commission voted 4 to 1 to approve the budget for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. That budget totals about $21.62 million overall. About $12.97 million of that is in the general fund budget, which is about […]

Most who have backyard gardens in our area are already harvesting their corn, beans, tomatoes and other garden goodies. And if you are planning to pack any of those for your pantry, the Lavonia Cannery is now open to the public for food processing. Operated in the back of the historic Lavonia Cannery, the Food Processing Center is operated by […]