A multi-county investigation last week leads to numerous arrests in connection to drugs and stolen items. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said it started with an investigation into some shoplifting cases from the Toccoa Wal-Mart. “Detectives with the Police Department had some shoplifting cases and we had video of people walking out of our...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A South Carolina man receives life without parole plus 20 years in a Lavonia murder case. Superior Court Judge John Bailey handed down that sentence Wednesday to 31-year-old Caleb Fielding of Iva, South Carolina. A jury convicted Fielding in November on murder and related charges in the October...
If you have not done your taxes yet, today is the day. Tonight at midnight is the deadline to file federal income tax returns or file a form requesting an extension. Internal Revenue Service Spokesman Mark Green said it is crucial that taxpayers make sure they have filed something by the midnight deadline. “Either...
The Stephens County Senior Center will host a “CarFit” event on Tuesday. “CarFit” is an educational program that offers older adults the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles “fit” them. It also provides information on community-specific resources that could enhance their safety as drivers and/or increase their mobility in the community. At...
Toccoa Police responded to a Big A Road business on Wednesday in reference to a reported theft. According to the report on file, the business told police that its gutter was stolen from the back of the business. The report indicates that the theft occurred sometime between the evening of April 7 and last...
Nicer weather is on the way this weekend after a rainy and stormy night. Heavy rain and storms moved through northeast Georgia during the evening and overnight hours. So far, the storms have dumped about two inches of rain in downtown Toccoa since last night. There is still a chance of some rain this...
Stephens County remains in the running to locate a solar panel farm site on land owned by the county’s Development Authority in Eastanollee. Earlier this year, the Stephens County Development Authority applied on behalf of a developer to Georgia Power to locate a solar panel farm site on land the Development Authority owns off...
Statistics from Amtrak show that ridership on the Crescent line was down over the last six months when compared to the same time period the year before. Amtrak reported this week that the number of riders on the Crescent line was down 5.3 percent for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2013, which...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia With warmer weather here and lake levels rising, boaters are beginning to flock to Lake Hartwell to enjoy the spring weather, some for the first time. With that in mind, first- time boaters have the opportunity to take advantage of a free boating class coming up this Saturday...
By Craig Salmon, WRBN Radio, Clayton The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an alleged incident of disabled person abuse. On April 3, Rabun County EMS, the Mountain City Police Department and the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office responded to a location in reference to the alleged assault of a disabled adult identified as...
