Category: News

Stephens County will mark Veterans Day next month and organizers are looking for community participation again this year. The American Legion Post 104, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346, and Marine Corps League Currahee Mountain Detachment 1303 are inviting all civic and patriotic organizations to participate in the county’s 2014 Veterans Day’ Ceremony. That ceremony will be held on November […]

Stephens County  Commissioners are considering re-instating an inmate work crew to pick up litter off of the county’s roads at the start of 2015. County commissioners cut the crew from the fiscal year 2015 budget as a cost-saving measure. But last month, Stephens County Commissioner Stanley London proposed overturning that decision. London said last week, he feels it is something […]

Boars. Wild hogs. Feral Pigs. No matter the term, hogs can be a big problem.   Especially for landowners who depend on their property to supply crops that provide for their livelihood. That’s why the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have developed a new statewide program called, “Hunters Helping Farmers.” to help alleviate the […]

After a more than yearlong investigation, former Hart County resident and current speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, Mike Hubbard, has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with 23 counts, including using his office for personal gain and soliciting things of value. He is one of the people behind the 2010 Republican take over of the Alabama […]

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) and several employer committees in northeast Georgia will co-sponsor a Business and Employer Summit next week in Demorest.   The summit will be held Tuesday, October 28 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at The Torch Worship Center, 800 Cannon Bridge Road and is designed to help business owners and managers better understand and […]