Habersham County proceeding with animal shelter project

Planning continues for a new Habersham County Animal Care and Control shelter facility. The process was delayed when the projected cost of grading for the original site was determined to be  cost-prohibitive at up to $1 million. The county searched for other properties, eventually selecting county-owned property behind South Habersham Middle School off Old Athens Highway. Chief Financial Officer Tim […]

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SCDA releases MOU with SungEel outlining incentives

SungEel Recycling Park Georgia, LLC, the Korean-based lithium battery recycler that has purchased property in the Hayestone Brady Industrial Park to locate a new recycling facility, will pay ad-valorem taxes on the property this year – the first time the county has collected taxes on the property for many years, since the Stephens County Development Authority, like other Development Authorities […]

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Elections Office urges voter registration

September 19 is National Voter Registration Day, and the Stephens County Election offices is joining the country in urging citizens to register to vote. Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlisle said the easiest way for residents to register is online on the My Voter Page of the Secretary of State’s Office. In addition, voter registration forms are available at a […]

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Whataburger coming to Lavonia

By MJ Kneiser/WLHR Construction will soon get underway in Lavonia for a new Whataburger fast food restaurant. At the Lavonia City Council meeting last week, City Manager Charles Cawthon announced the fast food restaurant’s plan to start construction near the I-85 southbound onramp off of Highway 17. Cawthon said Monday that city officials and representatives from Whataburger had been in […]

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Governor Kemp suspends state excise tax on fuel

Yesterday, Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency, citing “40-year-high inflation and negative economic conditions resulting from policies coming out of Washington, D.C.” As part of this declaration, Kemp temporarily suspended the state’s excise tax on motor and locomotive fuel to provide direct relief to families throughout the state.  The executive order went into effect at 12 a.m. today, […]

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SCDA awarded $478,400 grant for sewer lift station near Bypass

The Stephens County Development Authority has been awarded a $478,400 grant through Georgia’s newly-created Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. The Stephens County grant is one of five RWHI grants, totaling nearly $8.4 million, that were announced last week. The grant awarded to Stephens County is earmarked for work on the sanitary sewer lift station near the Toccoa Bypass and Mize Road […]

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Two safety projects in Stephens County included in DOT contract awards, Bridge in Baldwin rejected

Two state roadway projects in Stephens County were included in last week’s Georgia Department of Transportation announcement of contract awards – the DOT’s first contract award-letting for Fiscal Year 2024.  One of the two projects now under contract in Stephens County is “installation of sharp curve warning signs at various locations in Stephens, Banks, Elbert, Franklin, Hart and Madison Counties.” […]

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NGTC Continuing Education Hosting Mountain Classic Hair Show

North Georgia Technical College’s Continuing Education department is hosting the Mountain Classic Hair Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 18 at the college’s Industrial Technology Center at the Clarkesville campus.  Industry professionals as well as the public are invited to register for the show.  The event will feature keynote speaker, Aleia Mosley of Macon. Mosley is a […]

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