The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
A yearly event taking place this weekend will focus on cleaning up the waterways of Stephens County. The annual “Rivers Alive” clean-up takes place on Saturday in Stephens County from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Keep Toccoa-Stephens County Beautiful Executive Director Linda Scofield said this year, they are focusing on two different areas for their clean-up efforts instead of one. […]
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Extreme drought is returning to Stephens County. That is according to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor that came out Thursday. In the past week, almost all of Stephens County, Habersham County, Rabun County, and Banks County, along with the northern half of Franklin County all went from severe to extreme drought. Extreme drought is the second most […]
Read moreStephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick said that jurors who received a summons to report for jury duty on Monday, October 24 do not need to report for the week. All cases for the week have been settled.
Read moreBy Buddy Hardigree, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The search continues for a Gwinnett County woman missing since earlier this month, who was last seen in Lavonia 36 year old Tosha Herron was on her way from Gwinnett County to Blue Ridge when she became lost and somehow made her way to the Lavonia area on October 7. She was attempting to […]
Read moreA call to law enforcement about a situation at a Habersham County convenience store turns out not to be what was first reported. On its Facebook page, the Demorest Police Department reported that at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the Express Mart in reference to a possible hostage situation where someone had been shot. Demorest Police said […]
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The Stephens County school system sees unaudited year-end financial numbers for Fiscal Year 2016. This month, the Stephens County Board of Education received the year-end financial report for Fiscal Year 2016, which ended on June 30. The report takes a few more months because of final items that must be cleared before the report can be balanced. According to the […]
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Early voting turnout has been incredibly heavy so far. That is according to Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran. He said that he is very pleased with how the first three days of early voting have gone for the November election. According to Cochran, 13 percent of the active voters have already voted, including more than 1200 on the machines and […]
Read moreAn investigation into a Stephens County burglary leads to two arrests. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, deputies responded to an East Silver Shoals Road residence on October 7 in regards to a burglary. “He had removed guns and jewelry, as well as coins,” said Shirley. Shirley said that the person that filed the report gave authorities a name […]
Read moreA grant is allowing Main Street Toccoa to put on a special performance early next year. The Georgia Council for the Arts recently awarded Main Street Toccoa a grant for the purpose of programming at the Historic Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center. Christian Hamilton with Main Street Toccoa said the grant will bring a performing group called “Lightwire Theater” […]
Read moreA fire last week in Stephens County remains under investigation. Big Smith Volunteer Fire Chief Jonothan Jordan says that the State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a residential structure fire last Friday on Cleveland Drive. The vacant home caught on fire last Friday morning and Jordan says it is a total loss. Cleveland Drive is located along Lake Hartwell. There […]
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