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A get-together is planned for Sunday to honor Joan Allen, a co-director and driving force behind the Stephens County Humane Society. Allen passed away several weeks ago. At 2 p.m. on Sunday, friends will gather to plant a shade tree and put in a patio bench at the Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter on Scenic Drive in Toccoa. There will also […]
Read moreStephens County High School softball continues its winning ways in Region 8-AAAA. On Thursday, the Lady Indians won a tough region game on the road at Oconee County, 2-0. Once again, the Lady Indians were led by Emma Whitfield’s pitching as she scattered just four hits over a complete game, striking out seven. At the plate, Alana Dunson went 3 […]
Read moreStephens County High School volleyball drops two region matches. On Wednesday, the Lady Indians hosted both Jefferson and North Oconee in Region 8-AAAA play. First, the Lady Indians lost to Jefferson in straight sets, 11-25 and 16-25. Then, North Oconee defeated Stephens County in straight sets, 4-25 and 11-25. For the season, the Lady Indians are now 8-14 overall and […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School football team came from behind to defeat Cedar Shoals on Thursday, 14-12. That moves the Rebels to 2-1 for the season.
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Toccoa and Stephens County will star on its own silver screen tonight. “Heritage Falls,” the movie which filmed in Toccoa and Stephens County earlier this year, will premiere tonight at the Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa. There will be three showings of the film at the Schaefer Center. Tonight and Friday, the movie will start at […]
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A Toccoa man is charged with Driving Under the Influence after striking a house with a vehicle earlier this week. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, it happened at 11:23 p.m. on Monday. The GSP stated that a 1986 Chevrolet C20 truck driven by 59-year-old Gregory Eugene Lynn of Toccoa was traveling backwards in a private […]
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A Stephens County resident is among the newest members of the North Georgia Technical College Board of Directors. The school recently welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors, installing them during the board’s August meeting held at the school’s Currahee Campus in Stephens County. Representing Stephens County as a new member is Barry Roberts. He is the Director […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Former Franklin County Commissioner Angela Whidby said she is excited about her new role on the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Council. Last week, Governor Nathan Deal announced his appointments to each of the 11 Regional Commission Councils statewide. Whidby credited recommendations from State Senator John Wilkinson and State Representative Alan Powell for her appointment. […]
Read more50th District State Senator John Wilkinson helps lead an annual agriculture tour for University of Georgia President Jere Morehead. Wilkinson, along with Morehead, State Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, and other state and university officials took the fourth annual state agriculture tour, this time through middle and south Georgia, Wednesday. A press release from the Georgia Department of Agriculture stated that […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Transportation says it has deployed state-of-the-art “smart” signals at 1,000 intersections throughout Georgia. The project, in partnership with Intelight, Inc., is part of a statewide upgrade which converts traffic lights in Georgia to an up-to-the-second traffic signal controller technology. According to the Georgia DOT, the new software provides significant improvements to how it and local agencies […]
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