Regional

The July Fourth weekend saw over thirty Georgians wounded by gunfire

Kemp declares state of emergency.

News Staff
Monday, July 6, 2020

Following weeks of dramatically increased violent crime and property destruction in the City of Atlanta, the July Fourth weekend saw over thirty Georgians wounded by gunfire, including five confirm

Sarah Walker of Osborne Wood Products Inc.

Walker named class of Wood honoree

News Staff
Thursday, July 2, 2020

    Osborne Wood Products, Inc.’s office manager, Sarah Walker, was recently named as an honoree as part of the 2020 class of the Wood Industry 40 Under 40.

Brock was one of six students who maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average during her four years of study at TMU.

Brock named to TMU President's Club

News Staff
Monday, June 29, 2020

    Ellen Brock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brock of Stephens County, recently graduated from Truett-McConnell University with a bachelor of science degree in education.

A teenager who went missing in May from Stephens County was located in Illinois.

Missing teen found

J. Todd Truelove
Friday, June 26, 2020

    A Stephens County teenager who went missing in May has been found.
    Sheriff Randy Shirley said this week that Graci Parks was located in Belleville, Ill.

Tom Law / On an early spring day, a Lake Hartwell boater makes his way between the spans of Broken Bridges – traveling directly on the state line of Georgia and South Carolina.

Spans of the Past

News Staff
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
A Toccoa landmark is about to receive new life, as the Broken Bridges area in Toccoa is set to become a focal point of a 10-mile waterway trek. Broken Bridges over the Tugaloo River arm of Lake Hartwell has been a landmark along the Georgia/South Carolina border for well over 140 years. The...