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Pre-K Registration starts today in the Stephens County school system. It will be held from today through Friday, March 24, 2017. A child must be 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2017 to register for Pre-K. Pre-K classes are determined by lottery and notifications will be made around April 15, 2017. Children registering in district will be […]
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Proposed chicken houses for a Freeman Creek Road property are back on the agenda for today’s meeting of the Stephens County Commission. The county commission meets today at 5:30 p.m. at the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. On today’s agenda, commissioners are expected to again discuss William Hutto’s requests that center around putting eight poultry houses on his […]
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The Links at Lake Toccoa is in the midst of some staffing changes. According to Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse, Director of Golf Todd Voyles recently turned in his resignation. Morse said the city is already moving forward with re-arranging the staff to suit the needs of the facility and find someone to handle the needs the city has with […]
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9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins (R-Ga.) will attend President Donald Trump’s speech to the joint session of Congress with a guest from Toccoa, Georgia. Members of Congress each receive one guest ticket to the president’s annual speech. Congressman Collins has invited his constituent, Brittany Ivey, to the joint session. According to Collins, Ivey and her husband have struggled under […]
Read moreScammers are apparently targeting some Habersham Electric Membership Corporation members. Habersham EMC said it has been notified that some members have received telephone calls stating their power would be disconnected immediately unless they provided a credit card number or went to a location, other than an HEMC office, to make a payment. According to Habersham EMC Manager of Member Services […]
Read moreBy Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies respond to a dog bite call. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, it happened Wednesday afternoon. “Wednesday afternoon, 911 dispatch gave a call to the deputies about a small child who had been bitten by a dog,” said Thomas. “Deputies arrived at Crane trailer park off of New […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School girls’ tennis team is off to a perfect start this season. Coach Debby Williams says the Lady Rebels have beaten both region opponents so far by match scores of 5-0. The first shutout win came on Thursday, Feb. 23 versus Elbert County. Then they followed that with another shutout on Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Madison […]
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Stephens County voters can begin casting their ballots in the E-SPLOST special election today. Early voting starts today in the referendum to decide whether or not Stephens County will continue to collect the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for Education. Stephens County Registrar Bill Cochran said early voting is again taking place at the Stephens County Registrar’s Office. […]
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Stephens County Fire officials have released details on this weekend’s wildfire along Georgia Highway 365. According to Stephens County Volunteer Fire Services Coordinator Jamey Gettys, authorities were notified by 911 at about 3:41 p.m. Saturday to respond to a wildfire just above the Jeanette Jamieson Intersection on Highway 365. Gettys said that when the first units arrived, they observed a […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indians baseball team swept a three team doubleheader on Saturday with wins over White County and host Habersham Central. In game one, Cole Beitzel’s three-run homerun in the top of the first inning capped off a four run first inning and the Indians rolled to an 11-0, five-inning victory over White County. The Indians added four more […]
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