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The Toccoa Rookie League Softball All-Stars finish second in the state of Georgia. Toccoa came up just a little short in its bid for a state championship in Sunday in Rookie League Softball, falling to Warner Robins 13-9 in the championship game in Warner Robins. Toccoa went 2-2 in the tournament overall to take second place. In its first game […]
Read moreMultiple fire departments responded Friday to a structure fire just outside the city of Toccoa. Fire crews were called to an address on Matheson Drive in the 3 p.m. hour for a structure fire. Matheson Drive is located just off Fowlertown Road, which is off of Mize Road, south of Toccoa. Reports from the scene indicated that crews had the […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Franklin County Board of Education is planning to lower its millage rate. At a called meeting earlier this month, the Franklin County Board of Education got a preliminary look at its Fiscal Year 2017 budget. The estimated revenue projection for Fiscal Year 2017 is just over $32.5 million with expected expenditures at just […]
Read moreGeorgia residents can now set their hunting and fishing licenses to automatically renew. That is according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which said it has a new license auto-renew system. According to the DNR, it works by people going to GoOutdoorsGeorgia.com and logging into their account. Then, the DNR said people need to activate the switch next to […]
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Some Stephens County employees are set to receive an even larger pay increase after county commissioners made some changes to the proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Commissioners met Thursday at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport to again discuss the proposed budget. Under the changes made Thursday to the proposed budget, Stephens County employees who make $15 or less an hour are […]
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A Stephens County man is among hundreds that will be recognized posthumously this weekend in Washington, D.C. Donald Norris of Toccoa is among a large group of veterans that will be recognized Saturday at a ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s “In Memory” program. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Director of Communications Heidi Zimmerman said Saturday’s event will honor a […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A suspect on the run from Hart County authorities is captured in Franklin County. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas says Zach Carey was captured early Wednesday morning after being on the run for over a week. Carey was wanted on an outstanding family violence and kidnapping warrant out of Hart County and was considered […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Rookie League Softball All-Stars will go for a state title this weekend. Toccoa will travel to Warner Robins for the State Rookie League Softball Championships. Four teams are vying for the championship, two from the Northeast region and two from the South region. It is a double-elimination tournament. As the top seed from the Northeast region, Toccoa will […]
Read moreTruett McConnell University’s Division of Nursing is now fully accredited. Earlier this month, the school received notice that the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education granted full accreditation for the nursing program at Truett-McConnell. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, CCNE is a national accreditation agency that ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs […]
Read moreStephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick says that jurors in Stephens County that received a summons for Monday, June 20 do not need to report for the entire week.
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