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There is a chance of more showers today after a wet and stormy weekend in northeast Georgia. Storms moved through Stephens County and the region over the weekend, dumping heavy rain and bringing some high winds. Between 7 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, downtown Toccoa received 1.52 inches of rain. Then, another .65 inches of rain was recorded at […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Transportation said it will be doing some road work this week on Interstate 85 in Franklin County. According to the DOT, contractors with the agency will be installing new Weigh-in-Motion Equipment on I-85 near Lavonia. DOT officials said that alternating single lane closures will be necessary to complete this work. The DOT said the work will […]
Read moreToccoa City Commissioners will not meet today as they normally would for a regularly scheduled business meeting. Today’s scheduled meeting of the city commission has been re-scheduled to next Monday. The next meeting of the Toccoa City Commission will take place on Monday, January 30 at 5 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall.
Read moreStephens County falls at home in region basketball play. Friday night at the Currahee Arena in Toccoa, Stephens County dropped both varsity games at the hands of St. Pius. The Lady Indians were defeated 42-34, and the Indian boys lost 56-39. In the girls’ game, Tykia Thompson led the Lady Indians in scoring with 11 points. Anaiah Wilson added nine […]
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Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley identifies the victim in Thursday morning’s fatal accident in Stephens County. On Thursday afternoon, the sheriff identified the victim as 18-year-old Michael Dustin Hill of Toccoa. The accident occurred at about 2:50 a.m. on Combs Avenue in Martin. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 2000 gold Ford Ranger was traveling […]
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The Stephens County Development Authority passes resolutions to help try to encourage a pair of projects to invest in Stephens County. Last week, the Development Authority approved inducement resolutions for industrial revenue bonds for two unnamed projects. Stephens County Development Authority Executive Director Tim Martin said inducement resolutions are a tool that communities use to encourage companies to continue to […]
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The Stephens County Development Authority welcomes two new members for the upcoming year. At its meeting last week, the Development Authority board welcomed both Toccoa Mayor Jeanette Jamieson and Stephens County Commission Chair Debbie Whitlock to the board for 2017. Both the Mayor of Toccoa and Stephens County Board of Commissioners Chair hold permanent seats on the Development Authority and […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Work is underway in Lavonia on the new Cracker Barrel family restaurant. The restaurant company officially announced this week that construction started earlier this month. Cracker Barrel is building its new restaurant on the Ross Place property where a topless bar, the Cafe Risque, once stood. In 2009, the City of Lavonia was able […]
Read moreStephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jurors who received summons to report for jury duty on Monday, January 23 in Stephens County do not need to report at all for the week. All cases have settled.
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School girls’ basketball teams will both play for championships next week. Thursday, the 7th grade Lady Rebels beat Madison County, 27-20, in Elberton. Manisha Colbert led the scoring with 10 points and Ikira Patterson had nine points. Grace Witherspoon had four points, Kayla Smith scored three points, and Erin Terrell scored one point. Meanwhile, the 8th […]
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