The Stephens County Lady Indians’ basketball season comes to a close with a loss in the first round of the state playoffs. The Lady Indians fell to LaGrange on the road in a first-round game Tuesday 67-57. Stephens County found itself down by double digits numerous times in the second and third quarters, but...
The Stephens County High School boys’ and girls’ tennis teams are both off to a winning start in 2013. The two teams opened their season with wins at Hart County Tuesday. The Indian boys’ tennis team defeated Hart County 5-0, while the Lady Indians won over Hart County 3-2. Stephens County tennis returns to...
Stephens County High School is sending 18 SkillsUSA winners to the Georgia SkillsUSA Conference. The 18 students from Stephens County consist of the first and second place winners of the January 24 SkillsUSA Region 2 High School Competition at North Georgia Technical College. SkillsUSA is a national career and technical student organization that holds...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County High School has a new head football coach. At the Franklin County Board of Education meeting last week, Franklin County School Superintendent Dr. Ruth Odell announced Jerry Underwood has the job. Underwood has been the assistant football coach since 2008. He replaces coach Tommy Welch who...
Changes are on the way in the next couple of weeks that pertain to motor vehicle taxes and fees. Starting on March 1, the purchases of motor vehicles beginning on that date will be exempt from both state and local sales tax and the ad valorem tax, also known as the “birthday tax.” Stephens...
Stephens County Hospital Administrator Ed Gambrell said Monday that he is pleased that Georgia has continued the so-called “bed tax” on hospitals. The Governor signed the law continuing the bed tax last week after it passed the state’s General Assembly. According to Gambrell, hospitals pay the fee to the state and the state then...
Ninth District U.S. Representative Doug Collins will hold a meeting in Toccoa this week to talk with local constituents. Collins’ office has announced that the Congressman will appear Friday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Java Station Coffee Shop on Big A Road. During this time, Collins and his staff will be available...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Franklin County School Board will not pursue closing an elementary school as a cost saving measure next fiscal year. Franklin County School Superintendent Dr. Ruth Odell said that the board voted on that decision at its monthly meeting last week. “The decision points were coming up as...
A Stephens County Indian wrestler places fifth in the state at his weight classification. Josh Hale took fifth place at this past weekend’s GHSA State AAAA Wrestling Championships in the 220-pound weight class. Hale went 4-2 during the tournament, picking up two falls out of his four victories. He finishes the year with a...
The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at a location on Easy Street in Toccoa. According to the report on file with the Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded on February 10 to Easy Street, where the complainant reported that several items had been taken from the location. The report does not list...
