The Voice of Wonderful NE Georgia
A big fourth inning pushes North Hall past Stephens County in Region 8-AAAA baseball. The Trojans batted around in the fourth inning and scored six runs on their way to a 12-2 win over the Indians Friday night at the Reservation. Stephens County started the game off in good shape as Evan Rumsey gave the Indians a 1-0 lead in […]
Read moreThe Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will open a number of campgrounds and day use areas on Lake Hartwell on April 1 for the 2015 recreation season. Those include Crescent Group Campground in Anderson County, South Carolina; Springfield Campground in Anderson County, South Carolina; Twin Lakes Campground in Pickens County, South Carolina; Watsadler Campground […]
Read moreThe city of Toccoa is considering an ordinance to help local bidders in the bidding process. Monday at their work session, Toccoa City Commissioners discussed an ordinance that would give preference in certain cases to local vendors who submit bids on projects or equipment. The proposed rule would give the city commission permission to give a local vendor’s bid preference […]
Read moreUnemployment figures for the month of February show very little change in Stephens County from January. According to figures released this week by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate in February of 7.1 percent. That is slightly up from January’s revised rate of 7.0 percent, but down from the February 2014 revised rate of […]
Read moreAll charges are being dropped against the teacher at the center of last Fall’s controversy around procedures performed on two cats in a Stephens County High School class. That is according to Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Director Jeff Roberts, who says that other agencies, including the state, said they would not investigate the matter. Stephens County High School Agriculture Teacher […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Make sure you put a trout fishing trip on your list of things to do this spring, especially with the opening of seasonal trout streams beginning Sat., March 28, 2015. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to stock more than 80,000 trout during […]
Read moreAn annual Easter time tradition returns to Stephens County this weekend. Saturday is the 32nd annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Stephens County Recreation Department. The hunt will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Rose Lane ball fields at the Recreation Department. Organizers at the Recreation Department say that people should be there by 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. […]
Read moreToccoa Speedway will host two nights of racing starting tonight in the fourth annual USCS Toccoa Tangle. Racing takes place tonight and Saturday night. Tonight, racing starts at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, racing opens at 6 p.m. A number of different racing divisions will take to the track over the next two nights. Those divisions include the USCS Outlaw Thunder […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Middle School tennis team defeated Franklin County on Tuesday by a match score of 5-0. It is their fifth shutout of the season. Their overall record is 7-0 and and the boys team is in first place in the NEGIAA region. Their next match is at home Monday, March 30 vs. Hart Co.
Read moreJury duty for Monday, March 30 in Stephens County is cancelled for the entire week next week. That is according to Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick.
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