Stephens County comes together to mark the National Day of Prayer. The annual local National Day of Prayer service took place Thursday at the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. The threat of rain caused the event to move from the courthouse lawn to the upstairs courtroom. A large crowd still filled that...
Stephens County Family Connections and Communities in Schools Executive Director Toni Childress receives a special recognition. A representative from Congressman Paul Broun’s office, Toccoa Mayor David Austin, and others surprised Childress on Wednesday at a meeting to present her with a special recognition that Representative Broun recently read into the Congressional Record. Wanda Tate...
The Stephens County Indian baseball team will open play in the state AAAA tournament later today. Stephens County will host Alexander High School in a best-of-three first round baseball playoff series that starts with a doubleheader this afternoon. The Indians enter the game as the second seed from Region 8-AAAA with a record of...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia People in Franklin County may wake up to find a flock of pink flamingos on their lawn or in front of their business. This year’s Franklin County United Way campaign is in full swing and if you get “flocked” you have to pay up. According to Franklin County...
Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks said Wednesday she was the victim of a vehicle break-in while in the Atlanta area last month. Hicks said that she had traveled to East Point last month to attend Department of Revenue training on House Bill 386, the bill that changed motor vehicle tax in Georgia. She...
A man charged in the death of a Toccoa man earlier this year faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in connection to the case. According to court officials, Carl Lewis Justice of Habersham County pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon recently in Habersham County...
Downtown Toccoa will host a block party tonight to celebrate ongoing renovations to the Schaefer Center. The block party will take place tonight from 5 to 8 p.m. along Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa, next to Toccoa City Hall and the Schaefer Center. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that the Fox...
Stephens County will come together today to mark the National Day of Prayer. This year’s National Day of Prayer ceremony will once again take place on the lawn of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. The event will begin at noon. Stephens County High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes will coordinate this...
The seasons are over for the Stephens County High School soccer teams. On Tuesday, the Lady Indians lost to Region 5-AAAA champion Columbus by a score of 5-0. Columbus moves on to face Grady in the second round. Chestatee and Johnson also lost in the first round of the state girls’ soccer tournament, representing...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The first annual Author’s Festival in Lavonia will likely become an annual affair after this past weekend’s successful event. Rain did not stop the more than 25 local authors that gathered inside the Lavonia train depot to meet the public and sell their books. Most of the authors...
