Author: Charlie Bauder

The legacy of Paul Anderson lives on again this year in a benefit bike ride. The second annual “ride strong” bicycle event left the Paul Anderson park in Toccoa on Saturday morning and made it to Vidalia on Sunday. More than a dozen riders covered the 200 miles over the course of two days. Ride Coordinator Gary Bellamy said it […]

The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are teaming up with local and state law enforcement over the next couple of weeks for the 2016 National “Click It or Ticket” mobilization. It starts today and runs through June 5. Among the agencies participating is the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Randy Shirley said […]

Election Day is Tuesday in Stephens County and across the state of Georgia. As a reminder, there is no early voting today at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office. The three-week early voting period ended Friday afternoon. Anyone who has not yet voted in the election will have to wait now until Tuesday to vote. Voting Tuesday will be from 7 […]

Two Habersham County groups get literacy grants. Earlier this month, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County, Inc. and Cornelia-Habersham County Library grants in the amount of $8,000 and $1,500, respectively to support local literacy programs. These local grants are part of over $7.1 million awarded today to more than 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County School Superintendent Dr. Ruth O’Dell is retiring at the end of the month and last Thursday, dozens of well-wishers turned out for a special farewell reception at the Carnesville Community Center. During the ceremony, many of those she worked with brought gifts. One of those gifts was a large framed picture of […]

The Stephens County High School Class of 2016 will make its way across the stage tonight and receive its diplomas. Graduation takes place this evening at Stephens County High School. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Currahee Arena at the high school. The decision was made earlier this week to move the graduation ceremony inside to the Currahee Arena […]

The Stephens County Commission is preparing to dive into its Fiscal Year 2017 budget process. Commissioners will start their part of the budget process next week with a budget planning session. That budget planning session is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Toccoa-Stephens County […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Franklin County Commission saved $1.5 million this week. At a called meeting Tuesday evening, Franklin County’s Board of Commissioners approved a proposal to refinance the hospital bond. In so doing, the interest rate on the hospital bond went from 5.96 percent to 2.72 percent. That means the pay-off amount, which was $15.5 million, […]