Category: News

Early voting ends today in Hart County in the run- off election for the Hart County Probate Judge seat.Early voting began last week. The run-off election is December 2nd•Hart County Registrar John Stercho said there will also be no early voting on Thanksgiving Day or the Friday after.   Five candidates vied to fill the unexpired term of former judge […]

Some good news for those who will be traveling to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving this week. The Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending construction-related lane closures on Interstates and major state routes, according to G-OOT spokesperson Teri Pope. “Thanksgiving is a very high volume day for traffic across Georgia. Typically, we have about 3,000 accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, […]

The Stephens County Clerk Of Court’s office is asking residents to watch out for a scam that is making the rounds and has now arrived in Stephens County. Stephens County Clerk Of Court Tim Quick says he received the first report of the scam in Stephens county last week.   Quick says the scam involves someone calling and pretending to […]

A Stephens County High School at the center of a controversy involving two cats he neutered during class has been charged with animal cruelty. Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Director Jeff Roberts says that animal control has completed its investigation into the incident and made a decision on how to proceed.“I can’t really go into specifics of the case, other than […]

A mobile job training unit will return to Lavonia next week to help area residents. The Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Workforce Development Mobile Training Unit will set up at the Lavonia Carnegie library on Monday, December 1.   Trainer Micah Thomas says the training units have been very helpful to those looking to improve their job search skills. “We come […]