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A state organization recognizes Toccoa and a local business. During the recently held annual Awards Ceremony of the Georgia Downtown Conference, the Georgia Downtown Association awarded All Things Currahee and the Toccoa Downtown Development Authority with the Downtown Excellence-Small Business of the Year award. The ceremony took place on March 9 in Athens. As the premier event on downtown development […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Some of the top seniors at Franklin County High School hear from the head of the Georgia Department of Transportation. Georgia DOT Commissioner, and Franklin County High School graduate, Russell McMurry, was the keynote speaker at the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce’s annual honors and STAR student breakfast at the Swails Center in Franklin […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Transportation is in Rabun County today for a public hearing on the proposed widening of part of U.S. Highway 441. A public hearing open house to discuss the Georgia DOT’s proposed project to widen U.S. Highway 441 in Rabun County is scheduled for today from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, located […]
Read moreStephens County High School wrestling wraps up its season with its year-end banquet. The Indian wrestling program held its annual banquet on Sunday at the High School. In all, 40 student-athletes were honored for participating in wrestling this school year. Five wrestlers were recognized for making the State Sectional Tournament. They were Javon Jones, Corey Kindel, Jake Murray, Jay Stowe, […]
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The city of Toccoa is pursuing additional funding from the state of Georgia for road projects related to traffic safety. Last Monday, Toccoa City Commissioners unanimously voted to give staff the go-ahead to apply for additional LMIG funding from the state of Georgia. LMIG stands for Local Maintenance Improvement Grant. It is money that the state of Georgia awards to […]
Read moreThe city of Toccoa is finishing up improvements at Emory Johnson Park. Toccoa City Commissioner Terry Carter updated commissioners and the public on the improvements last week. He said that a new pavilion has been constructed for the park closer to the roadway and the parking for the park, which is on Whitman Street. “It is identical to the other […]
Read moreThere has not been any decisions yet on negotiations between the E.O. Foundation and the Stephens County Board of Education on moving forward with a new lease agreement between the two sides. That is according to Stephens County School Superintendent Bryan Dorsey. “We are still looking at what the options would be for the board and making contact with Mr. […]
Read moreMadison County scored in every inning Friday night and rolled to an 11-0 win over the Stephens County Indians in five innings. First baseman Tyler Griffeth knocked in five runs for the Red Raiders, getting two singles and a triple, while Zack Kerns added two RBIs. Meanwhile, the Indians could only muster three singles off of senior pitcher Wyatt Wood, […]
Read moreRailroad tracks between Georgia and South Carolina were shut down for a time on Sunday because of a suspected train fire. Oconee County, South Carolina Fire Chief Charlie King said a train passing through Westminster on Sunday morning was believed to have had several freight cars on fire, according to a 911 caller. Dispatchers were able to get the train […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia To deal with a rising number of cases of child abuse and child neglect in Stephens, Franklin, and Hart counties, Northeast Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, is putting out the call for more volunteers. Northeast Georgia CASA Executive Director Melissa Mitchell said their case load increases every year as the number of […]
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