Author: Charlie Bauder

The city of Toccoa begins a new series of historic plaque dedications in downtown Toccoa. Main Street unveiled the first historic plaque in its 2015-2016 series last Thursday at the building that currently houses Watson Tire on South Alexander Street. City officials said this building was built in 1919 and originally housed Carter Wholesale. According to Main Street, Carter Wholesale […]

Four people are confirmed dead by authorities after a plane crash Friday afternoon on Lake Hartwell along the Stephens County and Oconee County, South Carolina border. This weekend, the Oconee County, South Carolina coroner identified the four individuals who died. They are the pilot, 71-year-old Charles D. Smith of Warsaw, Indiana and three passengers, all of Warsaw, Indiana; 44-year old […]

Rain affects this year’s Currahee Military Weekend. This weekend, Toccoa and Stephens County hosted the 15th annual weekend that honors the World War II paratroopers that trained at Camp Toccoa. Because of the rain that fell throughout the day Friday and Saturday and even into Sunday morning, a host of activities out at the airport did not take place. In […]

Stephens County Schools will be open on a normal schedule today. However, Habersham County Schools are closed today. That is as northeast Georgia tries to dry out after days of heavy rain. From 7 a.m. Thursday all the way through now, downtown Toccoa received 7.54 inches of rain. The rain, accompanied Sunday with winds, caused hundreds of trees to fall […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The statue of Royston native and baseball Hall Of Famer Ty Cobb will not be relocated to the new SunTrust Stadium in Cobb County. According to a report by WXIA-TV/11Alive News, the Braves are planning to take hundreds of items from Turner Field to their new stadium in Cobb County, including many of the […]

Rainy weather is affecting the annual Currahee Military Weekend in Toccoa and Stephens County. The annual event that honors the paratroopers of World War II who trained at Camp Toccoa began Friday. This morning, it is the annual Currahee Challenge Run/Walk A number of activities have been re-arranged or cancelled. Activities today at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport have been cancelled. […]

Meteorologists are watching continuing heavy rain over northeast Georgia and the surrounding area very closely. Already, more than 2.5 inches of rain has fallen in downtown Toccoa and a flash flood watch is in effect. National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg Meteorologist Harry Gerapetritis said the area is looking at heavy rain on and off, more on than off, for about the […]

Currahee Military Weekend gears up Friday (Oct.2) for a busy weekend. The annual event that honors the World War II paratroopers who trained at Camp Toccoa takes place this weekend in Toccoa and Stephens County. Starting off events Friday is the annual Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce BBQ, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Georgia National […]