The Stephens County Board of Education approves a payment for legal costs associated with the Wilbros civil litigation. The board voted Thursday during a work session to pay $4,600 to Stack and Associates for costs associated with the suit. Following that vote Thursday, the Stephens County Board of Education moved into a board training...
A local hair salon celebrates an expansion. Debbie’s Hair Works held a Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting on Friday for its new expansion. Owner Debbie Addison said that she has been at her current location on Rose Lane since 2007 and the expansion was done just a couple of months ago. She said...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is announcing its road work schedule for this week. According to the DOT, a crew in Stephens County will repair and restore ditches and shoulders along both State Route 145 and State Route 17 Alternate. Meanwhile, a crew in Habersham County will add rubberized asphalt to U.S. Highway 441....
North Georgia Technical College names a new Vice President for Administrative Services. The school announced last week that Carol Carson of Clarkesville has taken over that position. School officials said that Carson has worked at the college for 13 years and brings a wealth of experience with budget planning and reporting, asset inventories, purchasing,...
The Stephens County Indian baseball team drops its final scheduled non-region game of the 2013 season. Gilmer County used a four-run sixth inning to break open a 2-2 game and win 6-2 over the Indians in Ellijay on Friday. The big hit in the bottom of the sixth came from the bat of Bobcat...
The Stephens County Junior Varsity baseball picks up a win in extra innings against a rival. The JV Indians defeated Franklin County in nine innings on Thursday by a score of 12-6. That moves the Stephens County JV baseball team’s record to 8-1 on the season. Moving to the tennis courts, the Stephens County...
First responders will take time next week to review the results of an emergency drill held earlier this week in Stephens County. The drill took place Monday evening. Stephens County Hospital Director of Nursing Faye Taylor said that this time, the drill simulated a weather-related emergency. “Monday night, we had a scenario which involved...
The city of Toccoa is implementing a new wine tasting ordinance. Toccoa City Commissioners approved the ordinance unanimously at its first reading Monday and also voted unanimously to waive the second reading. By doing that, the ordinance takes effect immediately. Toccoa City Attorney John Dickerson said the ordinance has to do with establishing rules...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County is moving ahead with its next phase of water line expansions. At the regular monthly meeting of the Franklin County Commission last week, Franklin County Manager Billy Morse gave commissioners the list of roads where the new water lines will be laid. “The project will include...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Changes are on the way in the Franklin County school system. One change taking place next year is a consolidation of two of the county’s four elementary schools. Rather than close Carnesville Elementary, as had been discussed earlier, the Franklin County Board of Education has voted to consolidate...
