The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported theft from a home on Currahee Lane. According to the report on file, the man reported on Sunday that while he was away at work between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone took his lawn mower and tractor from his yard. The total value of...
Ninth District Opportunity is partnering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on a housing survey. The survey, taking place now through February 4, is asking people in the community about their housing situation and various factors that affect people’s ability to obtain housing. According to officials with Ninth District Opportunity, the...
The Toccoa Police Department will receive a grant to again help provide car seats to families who need them in Stephens County. Last week, the Police Department announced that it received the 2013 Car Seat Mini-Grant from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Office of Injury Prevention. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and...
Two people face charges after an altercation earlier this month in Toccoa led to an injury. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that police were called to Stephens Drive just before 1 a.m. on January 19 in reference to a fight in progress in the roadway. “It appears as if there were some individuals...
The Stephens County Board of Education will continue discussion of operational system options at a called meeting scheduled for later today. The Board of Education is set to meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Stephens County School System Administrative Offices on Mize Road. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten, state law said...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are assisting the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in looking into the death of a two-month-old baby. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, it happened early last week. Thomas said his deputies and EMS workers responded to a call at a...
Nobody is hurt after a structure fire late last week in southern Stephens County. The fire occurred Friday at about 12:30 p.m. on Whispering Woods Road in the Martin area. According to Martin Volunteer Fire Department Chief Len Stovall, his department responded to a doublewide home that had caught fire. Crews from Big Smith...
While winter sports continue towards their postseason in Georgia, spring sports are right around the corner. At Stephens County High School, the baseball team is well into its pre-season conditioning program and last week, the Indian baseball coaches presented awards to a number of players. Tristan Powell, Matthew Henson, Mason Long, and Austin Lord...
9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is an original co-sponsor of the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act of 2013. Introduced by Republican Indiana Congressman Todd Young, this legislation will institute the oversight role of legislative branch by seeking Congressional approval for any major rule proposed by the executive...
Officials with Georgia Power said that a squirrel in the system is to blame for a power outage in the downtown Toccoa area Monday morning. The power went out at around 8:45 a.m. Monday, affecting around 600 customers, including the AM 630 WNEG studios. A Georgia Power spokesman said that the squirrel got into...
