Author: Charlie Bauder

Toccoa City Commissioners look at the year ahead in downtown Toccoa with the city’s Downtown Development Authority. The two boards met for a joint work session last Monday. Joining the boards was Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Downtown Development Director Billy Peppers. He said that small businesses and downtown can have more economic impact than some people understand. […]

The Stephens County School System is setting a second make-up day to recoup time lost to winter weather. School is already scheduled today as the system’s first make-up day. Now, Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten said that students will also be in class on Monday, May 26. “That will make up two of nine days our students have missed […]

The civil trial taking place in connection to the 2009 shooting death of Lavonia pastor the Rev. Jonathan Ayers is scheduled to resume tomorrow. That’s according to the U.S. District Court Office in Gainesville. The trial only took place on Monday last week due to the winter storm that moved through north Georgia. Opening statements and testimony in the trial […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Commissioners are balking at the proposed cost of expanding the Franklin County Detention Center. At its regular meeting earlier this month, the Franklin County Commission heard from architect Tom Wright of Wright, Mitchell & Associates. He said even with some trimming of the design, the total cost would now be somewhere around […]

An earthquake in South Carolina makes its presence felt in Stephens County. There are numerous reports of people in Stephens County feeling a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred Friday night. The epicenter of the earthquake was near Edgefield, South Carolina. That is not far from Augusta, Georgia. The quake was reportedly felt throughout north Georgia, South Carolina, and even into […]

Photos from the snowstorm in Stephens County from February 11 to February 13, 2014.

The city of Toccoa is putting the renovations at the Doyle Street Pool out to bid. City commissioners unanimously approved a construction schedule of activities at its meeting on Monday. Under that schedule, the pool and pool building will go out to bid this month, with bids being opened next month. In the meantime, city workers will do the necessary […]

The main concern on the roads in Stephens County and northeast Georgia this morning is black ice. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that refreezing has occurred in areas overnight, which means black ice in spots. The DOT said bridges are most likely to suffer from black ice. Black ice this morning is also a concern of local officials. Toccoa […]

Stephens County Tax Commissioner Dene Hicks said this week anyone who has not paid their 2013 property taxes in full needs to do so by the end of the day today or face penalties. Hicks said that after the close of business today, 2013 property taxes will be more than 90 days late. She said that deadline brings about penalties and […]