A Martin resident is the winner of a scholarship at North Georgia Technical College. The school has announced that Kemberely Scott, a horticulture student at the school, won this year’s Marlowe-Evans GOAL Scholarship from the North Georgia Technical College Foundation. Jim Marlowe and Bob Evans founded the scholarship in 2005. It is given yearly...
The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce celebrates a new project at the Currahee Club. On Thursday, the Chamber held a groundbreaking for Currahee Home Builders, which is building its first home in the club. Currahee Home Builders President Mike Elrod said that the home has been in the works for some time and adds...
Services are scheduled for tomorrow for a well-known local World War II veteran and volunteer at the Currahee Military Museum. 1st Lieutenant Reed Pelfrey of Toccoa passed away Tuesday at the age of 92. Pelfrey was a paratrooper in World War II, serving with the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He also...
A Lotus Drive resident is reporting a theft to the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report on file, a deputy responded to a mobile home last Saturday afternoon, where an individual reported that he had been renting the mobile home and noticed while cleaning it up that someone had taken the air...
The Stephens County School System is moving forward with putting together a 2013-2014 school calendar. At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten put forth a proposed calendar for the Board to review. Whiten said staff has worked on a calendar for some time and presented it to a number...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Canon woman. Late Wednesday night, the Franklin County Sheriff’s office issued a lookout for 33-year old Bonny Anne Cooner of Canon. Cooner has been missing since Monday. She is described as a white female, standing...
Clearer skies are in the forecast today after a wild afternoon on the weather front Wednesday. Heavy rain moved through downtown Toccoa Wednesday afternoon and evening, canceling some church services and evening activities. At one point, part of east-central Stephens County was under a tornado warning during the late afternoon Wednesday. However, reports indicate...
The attorney for Stephens County and other plaintiffs in the Wilbros civil suit said Wednesday mediation between the two sides is ongoing. Don Stack with Stack and Associates said that attorneys for both the plaintiffs and Wilbros and associated defendants met in mediation last Thursday. Stack went on to say that the two sides...
As tax season gets underway, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers to be on the lookout for potential scams. Already, the IRS said it has received reports in Georgia and the Southeast of a tax scam centered on the promise of an education tax credit. IRS Spokesman Mark Green said that the scam...
Toccoa Falls College is preparing for its annual World Outreach Conference. TFC’s 2013 World Outreach Conference is scheduled for February 4 through 6. The World Outreach Conference will be held in Grace Chapel and Performing Arts Center on the Toccoa Falls College campus. The public is invited to attend on Monday, February 4 and...
