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A Toccoa man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Easter Sunday, April 4. In a press release issued early Tuesday morning, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said in the early morning hours of Sunday, the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to 150 Welcome Road, in Eastanollee regarding shots fired. While deputies were en route to […]

The legacy of North Georgia Technical College’s late president, Dr. Mark A. Ivester continues to live on with the Technical College System of Georgia as officials dedicated the newly named “Mark A. Ivester Conference Room” at the state headquarters in Atlanta. Technical College System of Georgia staff memorialized Dr. Ivester last Thursday during the State Board meeting by reading a […]

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Georgia State Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies are asking drivers to go “Hands-Free for Safety” or risk being handed a ticket for violating Georgia’s hands-free law. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has designated April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month with April 8th designated as the “Connect2Disconnect’ national enforcement day. GOHS and […]

A Toccoa man is on trial this week in Franklin County Superior Court for the 2018 death of a toddler. Jury selection began Monday and the Judge charged the jury Tuesday morning before opening arguments. In May 2019, Willie Deshone Spencer of Toccoa was arrested and later indicted on two counts of felony murder, one count of malice murder, aggravated […]

When high-profile issues come before a municipality or county, emotions among citizens and leadership can run high. That’s why the City of Lavonia is taking a proactive approach to how those issues are discussed in a public forum. City Mayor Courtney Umbehant said the City is instituting a Rules for Decorum resolution. “The resolution is very simple. Our meetings are […]