The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Franklin and Hart will play a winner-take-all game tonight in Toccoa for the District 7 9-10 Softball Little League All-Star title. Hart defeated Franklin Tuesday, 7-5. The two teams play again tonight for the district championship at 7 p.m. at the Doyle Street Park. Moving to 11-12 softball, Habersham beat Franklin Tuesday, 20-0, and Madison beat Rabun, 11-2, eliminating Rabun […]
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Voters in Stephens County are headed back to the polls this month to decide a run-off election for a Stephens County Commission seat. Early voting starts today for the Stephens County Commission Post Two Republican run-off between incumbent Debbie Whitlock and challenger Kenny Yearwood. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said that polls will be open for the next three weeks […]
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50th District State Senator John Wilkinson will serve on two study committees this coming year. Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has appointed Wilkinson to serve on the Joint High-Speed Broadband Communications Access for all Georgians Study Committee and the Senate Study Committee on the Legislative Process. The Joint High-Speed Broadband Communications Access for All Georgians Study Committee was created by the […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County customers may be paying more for water in the future. The Franklin County Commission will be voting on a water rate increase for the county at its meeting on July 11. Franklin County Manager Beth Thomas says that the county hasn’t had a water rate increase in quite a while. “The water […]
Read moreThe Northeast Georgia Better Business Bureau is warning people not to let scammers ruin their summer vacation plans. According to the BBB, scammers sometimes see vacation plans as an opportunity to rip people off. In 2015, the Better Business Bureau reported that it received more than 1,000 complaints from consumers regarding vacation rentals nationwide. Most of those complaints reported issues […]
Read moreThe District 7 All-Star softball tournaments resume play tonight at the Doyle Street Park in Toccoa. In 9-10 softball, Franklin will play Hart at 7 p.m. tonight in the championship round. If Franklin wins, it wins the district title. If Hart wins, the two teams would play again on Wednesday. Moving to 11-12 softball, Habersham and Franklin will play in […]
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Extreme drought conditions are creeping into parts of northeast Georgia and close to Stephens County. According to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, which was released last Thursday, extreme drought can now be found in a patch of northeast Georgia that includes central and southern Franklin County, southern Banks County, and western Hart County, along with parts of […]
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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is urging caution for those using fireworks this July Fourth holiday weekend. In 2015, the sale and use of most consumer fireworks, which includes firecrackers, skyrockets, and roman candles, became legal in Georgia. Hudgens said that means anyone who chooses to use fireworks this year needs to make sure they know and […]
Read moreSummertime activities in downtown Toccoa are going very well. That is according to Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby. Both the Ida Cox Music Series and the Summer Movies at the Schaefer Center are moving into their second month here in July. Crosby said that the Saturday night concerts that make up the Ida Cox Music Series continue to […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Habitat for Humanity is preparing for its eighth build and it is set to be in the center of Lavonia. According to Franklin County Habitat Executive Director Cathy Wood, the group recently purchased several old houses on Rainbow Drive. “We did acquire them from Miss Vandiver,” Wood said. “She was so gracious […]
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