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Read moreTwo drive-thru flu clinics will be offered at the Stephens County Health Department, 64 N Blvd in Toccoa. The clinics, provided through the District 2 Public Health office, will take place on Tuesday, October 3 and Tuesday, November 7. Both clinics will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Drive-thru clinics are also offered in other District 2 counties. District […]
Read moreThe fifth and final Cruzin’ Down Doyle of the summer will be held this Saturday, September 16. Main Street Toccoa will host the event from 10am – 2pm. Participants will be on Doyle St from Sage St to Alexander St. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors of any year will be welcome. Participants can register at the intersection of Doyle St […]
Read morePlanning continues for a new Habersham County Animal Care and Control shelter facility. The process was delayed when the projected cost of grading for the original site was determined to be cost-prohibitive at up to $1 million. The county searched for other properties, eventually selecting county-owned property behind South Habersham Middle School off Old Athens Highway. Chief Financial Officer Tim […]
Read moreLast Friday, the Georgia State Patrol graduated its 114th Trooper School class at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth. After 32 weeks of intense training, 37 new Troopers will report to one of 52 patrol posts around the state. Devin Hunter from Stephens County has been assigned to the Toccoa Post 7 Also, William Smith IV from […]
Read moreSungEel Recycling Park Georgia, LLC, the Korean-based lithium battery recycler that has purchased property in the Hayestone Brady Industrial Park to locate a new recycling facility, will pay ad-valorem taxes on the property this year – the first time the county has collected taxes on the property for many years, since the Stephens County Development Authority, like other Development Authorities […]
Read moreSeptember 19 is National Voter Registration Day, and the Stephens County Election offices is joining the country in urging citizens to register to vote. Stephens County Election Supervisor Bruce Carlisle said the easiest way for residents to register is online on the My Voter Page of the Secretary of State’s Office. In addition, voter registration forms are available at a […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser/WLHR Construction will soon get underway in Lavonia for a new Whataburger fast food restaurant. At the Lavonia City Council meeting last week, City Manager Charles Cawthon announced the fast food restaurant’s plan to start construction near the I-85 southbound onramp off of Highway 17. Cawthon said Monday that city officials and representatives from Whataburger had been in […]
Read moreYesterday, Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency, citing “40-year-high inflation and negative economic conditions resulting from policies coming out of Washington, D.C.” As part of this declaration, Kemp temporarily suspended the state’s excise tax on motor and locomotive fuel to provide direct relief to families throughout the state. The executive order went into effect at 12 a.m. today, […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Development Authority has been awarded a $478,400 grant through Georgia’s newly-created Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. The Stephens County grant is one of five RWHI grants, totaling nearly $8.4 million, that were announced last week. The grant awarded to Stephens County is earmarked for work on the sanitary sewer lift station near the Toccoa Bypass and Mize Road […]
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