The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
Hours of operation at Georgia Department of Veterans Services offices will change effective March 1. The Department said that in order to keep up with ever-growing administrative time demands, Georgia Department of Veterans Services offices will open to the public one hour later each day starting on March 1. Officials said that service officers will use the hour to work […]
Read moreA judge sentences a Cornelia man to a life sentence on a murder conviction in Habersham County. 54-year-old William Douglas Downer was convicted of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Burglary, and Aggravated Assault last month in the death of Michael Larry Hill in Habersham County in August 2012. Last week, Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Russell W. “Rusty” Smith sentenced […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The City of Royston is preparing to begin work on their Streetscape Phase III project. Last week, the City of Royston issued an advisory for citizens about possible road closures or delays when the project begins today. Royston City Manager Ed Andrews said motorists can expect construction and some closed roads in the coming […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College was recently recognized in Community College Week Magazine as one of the fastest growing two-year colleges from the latest national data available from fall 2013 to fall 2014. NGTC made the list at number 13 for fastest growing colleges with enrollments between 2,000-3,000 students. Community College Week’s December issue released its annual special report highlighting the […]
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The Stephens County Indian boys come up just short and drop their second straight region game. A couple of late three-pointers from Canaan McCloud propelled North Oconee to a 54-51 win on Friday night in Bogart. Micah Oglesby’s tying three-point attempt went in, but did so after the buzzer sounded, giving the Titans the victory. Jack Chambers scored 18 points […]
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Efforts to recreate and re-install the historic Schaefer Center marquee in downtown Toccoa are about to really ramp up. At Thursday’s Main Street Awards at the Schaefer Center, Fox Theatre Institute representatives were on hand to present the city of Toccoa with a grant check of $46,295 to be used to help fund the marquee installation. Fox Theatre Institute Director […]
Read moreToccoa honors a number of businesses and individuals at its annual Main Street Awards ceremony. The yearly event last night at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa brought city officials, downtown business owners, and others together to look back at the last year in downtown. Toccoa Main Street Director Connie Tabor said the city feels it is important to take […]
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A structure fire at a Lake Hartwell area home brings multiple departments out on a Thursday night. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that the Big Smith, Martin, and Eastanollee Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a house fire at 47 Peninsula Court in Martin last night. Shirley said a sheriff’s deputy was first on scene and reported to dispatch that […]
Read moreFigures from the Georgia Department of Labor show that Stephens County’s unemployment rate stayed the same in the final month of 2015. According to numbers released Thursday, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate of 5.7 percent in December. That is the same as Stephens County’s revised November unemployment rate and is a full percentage point lower than the revised […]
Read moreTime is running out in order to register to vote in the Presidential Preference Primary in Georgia that is coming up in March. Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the March 1 Presidential Preference Primary. There are a number of ways to register to vote. People can register to vote by going online to the Georgia Secretary […]
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