Stephens County sends its female inmates to the Jackson County jail and pays the bill, and commissioners now face a new, larger invoice.
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- Latest
- October 13, 2026: Jackson County Sheriff's Office invoice
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- Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the $17,780.00 invoice at its October 13, 2026 meeting.
Stephens County's Planning Commission unanimously approved a request to build and run a 30-by-50-foot metal office/storage building on New Hope Road.
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- October 6, 2026: Conditional use approval for metal office/storage building at 3181 New Hope Road (Joshua Likins)
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- No next step has been documented.
The commission's unanimous vote changes zoning on a 4.60-acre Brookhaven Circle property from agricultural-intensive to agricultural-residential use.
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- Latest
- October 6, 2026: Rezoning 1787 Brookhaven Circle (Joseph Cruize Stancil) from AI to AR
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- No next step has been documented.
Stephens County's planning commission granted a conditional use permit allowing an appointment-only automotive detailing business on about 0.70 acres at 2245 Liberty Hill Road.
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- Latest
- October 6, 2026: Conditional use permit for automotive detailing business at 2245 Liberty Hill Road (Lucia Moguel)
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- No next step has been documented.
Verizon Wireless is seeking county approval for a roughly 199-foot wireless tower on Toccoa Falls College land near 938 Forest Drive.
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- Latest
- October 6, 2026: New Verizon Wireless personal wireless service facility (195-foot monopole) near 938 Forest Drive on Toccoa Falls College property
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- No next step has been documented.
The commission's unanimous vote lets a property owner keep two manufactured homes on a parcel smaller than the two acres normally required by county rules.
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- October 6, 2026: Variance to allow two residential structures on under two acres at 106 Welcome Road (GBC Properties LLC)
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- No next step has been documented.
Stephens County's planning commission cleared a conditional-use request allowing a used automobile dealership to operate alongside an existing auto-parts business near Eastanollee.
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- October 6, 2026: Conditional use for used automobile dealership at 1044 Clary Connector, Eastanollee (Euro1Link LLC)
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- No next step has been documented.
A property owner is asking Stephens County to shrink the required front setback so a new house can be built closer to Bryant Road.
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- September 22, 2026: Variance to reduce front setback off Bryant Road from 40 feet to 20 feet, Princess Nancy Lane (Chris Irvin)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county board signed off on a second list of in-house road resurfacing work, including Comanche Trail, Scott Circle, Piedmont Connector, Wolf Pit Road and Yonah Dam Road…
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- September 22, 2026: In-house road resurfacing List B funded by potential LRA funds (Comanche Trail, Scott Cir, Piedmont Conn, Wolf Pit Rd, Yonah Dam Rd, and others)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county has finalized a change allowing roughly five acres at 1332 Hayes Road to be used for agricultural residential purposes.
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- Latest
- September 22, 2026: Rezoning request from James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is seeking state grant funding to resurface a list of roads that commissioners have already approved.
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- Latest
- September 22, 2026: FY2027 LMIG (Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant) application
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- No next step has been documented.
The approved list sets which roads the county plans to work on in 2027.
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- Latest
- September 22, 2026: 2027 Road Improvement List
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- No next step has been documented.