The Georgia Department of Transportation has deferred a bid award on the northern end of the Highway 17 widening project. According to the list of bid awards released Monday morning by the DOT, it has deferred a bid award on the northern end of the Highway 17 project, which would create a four-lane Highway...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia An Anderson, South Carolina man has been indicted on charges of felony aggravated assault on two Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies. According to the indictment, Louis Damien Carver, whose last known address was 2313 Standridge Road, Anderson, was speeding down Watson Road in Franklin County on August 17,...
Toccoa City Commissioners are expected to again consider the re-financing of the city’s loans with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority at a work session and regular meeting later today. The city commission will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m. today. Preceding that at 3:30 p.m., city commissioners will hold a work...
The local Boy Scout Council honors three individuals, including a Toccoa doctor, at an annual event. Last Thursday, the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual American Values Dinner at the Swanson Center of Piedmont College. Northeast Georgia Council Director of Field Service Foy Todd said that the dinner...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A Lavonia woman has been indicted on three counts of murder in the death of her infant son. Court documents released this week indicate that 21-year-old Cheyenne Nicole Burtch was indicted on two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder in the death of two-month-old...
More information is available regarding a drug bust in Habersham County last week that led to the arrest of two men, including one from Toccoa. Last week, authorities served a search warrant in Clarkesville that led to the arrest of 33-year-old Mikal Andrus Russell of Toccoa and 38-year-old Ethridge Sovato Russell of Clarkesville. Stephens...
Main Street Toccoa unveils another historic plaque in downtown. Last Thursday, the latest plaque was unveiled at what used to be the Nickelback Shoe Store on Doyle Street in downtown Toccoa. Main Street Toccoa’s Kembra Landry said that the building was known as the Nickelback for more than 20 years. “It was first owned...
Junior Kain Dyer-Hewitt scattered five hits and struck out five in a complete game effort to lead the Stephens County Indians to a 4-1 victory over the Franklin County Lions in non-region baseball play Saturday afternoon at the Reservation. With the win, the Indians swept the three-game series with the rivals to the south....
The Stephens County Indian baseball team picks up another win in Carnesville. Stephens County used strong relief pitching and timely hitting to defeat Franklin County 6-1 in the second game of a three-game series between the two teams. In his first pitching appearance of the year, Dustin McCall pitched four hitless innings in relief...
A prescribed fire is being conducted in Stephens County today, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission. The Forestry Commission says that the fire may present smoke to residents of Stephens, Franklin, Hall, and Habersham counties. Officials say the prescribed burn is being conducted by trained practitioners to reduce hazardous forest fire fuels and improve...
