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Local legislators preview the upcoming legislative session in Atlanta. 28th District State Representative Dan Gasaway and 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson stopped in Toccoa on Thursday to speak to local leaders and citizens about what they expect to see come up during the legislative session that is scheduled to start on Monday. Gasaway said healthcare is one of the […]
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Stephens County Hospital’s New Year’s Baby for 2017 has arrived. John Vianney Albert was born on Tuesday, January 3 at 6:34 a.m. at the New Impressions Maternal Child Unit at Stephens County Hospital. The baby boy weighs eight pounds and one ounce and is 21 inches long. His parents are Anna and Paul Albert of Toccoa. They said they were […]
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Final numbers are in for the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in Operation Zero Tolerance over the holiday period. The Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, participated in the annual “Operation Zero Tolerance” campaign from December 16, 2016 through January 4, 2017. During “Operation Zero Tolerance,” the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit conducted multiple […]
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By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Magistrate Judge Cody Grizzle rules there is enough evidence against the man accused of shooting two Lavonia police officers to go to trial. 22-year old Khari Anthony Dashaun Gordon of Greenville, South Carolina was back in court Wednesday in Franklin County. He is accused of shooting Lavonia Police Captain Michael Schulman and […]
Read moreA vote is scheduled today on a bill re-introduced to Congress by 9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins earlier this week. On Tuesday, Collins introduced H.R. 26, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act, in one of the first acts of the 115th Congress. According to Collins, executive agencies can currently unilaterally enact rules that […]
Read moreFacing a severe winter blood shortage, the American Red Cross is issuing an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to make a donation appointment now and help save patient lives. The Red Cross says hectic holiday schedules for many regular blood donors contributed to about 37,000 fewer donations in November and December than what was needed. Also, the Red […]
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A local resident will be among those going through this year’s Leadership Georgia class. St. Matthias Episcopal Church Rector The Very Reverend Mary Demmler has been chosen for this year’s Leadership Georgia class. Demmler said she is honored to have been chosen in what is a very competitive process. She said this was her third time applying for the statewide […]
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Winter break is over for students in the Stephens County school system. Stephens County students return to the classroom today for their first day of classes since before Christmas. School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey said that the school system is ready to go and get started back up. “We are always excited to have the kids back and look forward to […]
Read moreOverall, local authorities say there were no major problems over the New Year’s holiday weekend. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell says that his department responded to a few reported burglaries and thefts, as well as a few accidents. Meanwhile, Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said the main incident his office responded to over the weekend was where two people fell […]
Read moreA Legislative Session Preview coffee is scheduled for this week. 50th District State Senator John Wilkinson and 28th District State Representative Dan Gasaway are scheduled to talk about the upcoming legislative session at an event on Thursday at 8 a.m. Thursday at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room in Toccoa. The Mitchell Allen Meeting Room is located on Alexander Street at […]
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