Category: News

Hart County School Superintendent Jerry Bell has resigned. WLHR News has obtained a copy of an email from a reliable source that Bell sent to school system employees Wednesday afternoon. In that email, Bell said he has been named the sole finalist for the Superintendent’s position in, “another school system in another county,” but he did not mention which county. […]

Strong winds today are being blamed on a plane crash in Hart County. A representative from the Federal Aviation Administration will be in Hartwel to investigate a small plane crash. It happened Wednesday morning at a small air strip on Mt. Olivet Road in Hartwell. Hart County EMA Director Terrell Partain said the pilot and his father were attempting to […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa The Stephens County School Board has voted to close an elementary school and restructure the other three. Tuesday evening, the board voted to close Eastanollee Elementary School on SR17 just outside town.  The vote was unanimous. School Board Chair Tony Crunkleton said afterwards it was an incredibly difficult decision for board members. “It has […]

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would implement an Opportunity School District (OSD) to turn around failing schools. This law provides the framework for how the OSD would work should voters approve a constitutional amendment in 2016.  “By signing the Opportunity School District bill, we are promising better days ahead for students trapped in failing schools,” Deal said. “The […]

A Hart County commissioner is calling for some updates of the County’s code of ordinances regarding special meetings and chain of command. At their meeting last week, County Commissioner Joey Dorsey brought the issues. One of the ordinances states a special or called meeting can only be ordered by either the commission chair or two commissioners. Dorsey said he believes […]