A new class can now call themselves graduates of Stephens County High School. The Stephens County High School Class of 2013 had its commencement Friday at the Stephens County High School football stadium. There were 255 graduates in this year’s class. Those graduates earned a total of $1.95 million in scholarship money, along with...
The Doyle Street Pool in Toccoa will not open this weekend as first planned. “As disappointed as we are, we will not be able to open the pool over the Memorial Day weekend,” said Toccoa-Stephens County YMCA CEO Robin Dake. “We are not quite sure when we will be able to open next week,...
Stephens County High School’s Class of 2013 will take to the field at the Reservation tonight for commencement. Commencement exercises at Stephens County High School will start tonight at 7 p.m. at the Stephens County High School football stadium. According to Stephens County High School, gates will open at 5:30 p.m. The school said...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is getting ready for a busy Memorial Day travel weekend. According to the DOT, there will be no construction-related lane closures on Georgia interstates and primary state routes beginning at noon today and extending through 5 a.m. Tuesday. Georgia DOT Spokesperson Teri Pope said that Memorial Day marks the...
Toccoa City Hall and Stephens County government offices will both close on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. In the city of Toccoa, garbage and recycling routes scheduled to be picked up on Monday will instead be picked up on Tuesday. Commercial garbage will be picked up as usual, but yard waste and other...
AM 630 WNEG names its Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year. The annual awards were presented during Thursday’s WNEG Senior Expo at the Stephens County Recreation Center on Rose Lane. This year’s Senior Man is Gary Donahue. Donahue currently serves as the Board Chair for the Toccoa-Stephens County Boys and Girls Club...
The annual Poke Sallit Festival will once again take place this weekend in Toccoa. The 24th annual festival will be on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Emory Johnson Park in Toccoa. This year’s Poke Sallit Festival will include a blood drive, food, many different activities for children, and a memorial service. For more information...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The search is on for a new county clerk in Franklin County. Franklin County Clerk Laverne Hilley has announced she will retire at the end of this fiscal year. According to Franklin County Manager Billy Morse, the county is already accepting applications. “The position is being advertised and...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Flags are flying at half-staff in the City of Lavonia in memory of longtime city councilman Carl David Whitworth. Whitworth died early Wednesday morning at his home on Bluebird Lane in Lavonia. Whitworth served as a city councilman in Lavonia from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1993...
Toccoa City Commissioners revoke a letter of support for a proposed multi-million dollar project to interconnect area water systems. City commissioners met Wednesday to talk with Chris Quigley, the engineer hired by Madison and Elbert County officials to design the project. Madison and Elbert County officials are seeking $10 million from the Governor’s Water...
