North Georgia Technical College Math Instructor Leslie McFarlin of Carnesville is the first runner up for the Technical College System of Georgia’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2013. McFarlin follows behind Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Troy Peco who won the award. The announcement was made at a banquet in Atlanta last month...
Stephens County schools come in above the state averages as Georgia releases the first edition of its new College and Career Ready Performance Index. The state’s Department of Education released the initial CCRPI results this week. According to Stephens County School Superintendent Sherrie Whiten, the CCRPI replaces Adequate Yearly Progress as the state’s mechanism...
The man who once led U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is signing up for a new mission that involves Stephens County. Retired general and former CIA Director David Petreaus has agreed to join the “Camp Toccoa at Currahee” board. The “Camp Toccoa at Currahee” project is an effort to preserve and develop the...
Two people will face charges in two counties after an alleged vehicle break-in leads to their arrest. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said it started when deputies responded to First Alliance Church in Toccoa Sunday in reference to a purse that was stolen from a vehicle. Shirley said deputies were able to get a...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A Seneca, South Carolina couple is behind bars in Hart County after a massive manhunt Tuesday afternoon spearheaded by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Hart County Sheriff Mike Cleveland said his office received notice from the ATF’s Macon office that 29-year old Brandon Wayne Arnold and...
Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday afternoon they are ending drought operations on Lakes Hartwell, Russell, and Thurmond. According to the Corps, Lake Hartwell reached 658 feet above mean sea level on April 29 and Lake Thurmond reached 328 feet above mean sea level on Tuesday. Officials said that once...
Police in Toccoa are releasing details of what happened in an Arcadia Drive home over the weekend that resulted in two deaths. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that officers were called to a residence late Saturday morning in reference to the discovery of two deceased individuals. “Upon our arrival, we were directed to...
Hill Street Baptist Church is asking the city of Toccoa for assistance to help the church pay for things lost after a 2011 incident caused major water damage at the church. Church representatives spoke to Toccoa City Commissioners on Monday. Back on December 30, 2011, a motorist hit a fire hydrant at the intersection...
Local letter carriers are again looking for the public’s help in stamping out hunger this weekend. Area postal carriers will again join with others across the country for the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive on Saturday. Toccoa Letter Carrier Michael Waddell said that this is the 21st year for the drive. “This Saturday,...
Stephens County third graders spend a day at the farm. The annual farm tour for the county’s third graders took place Tuesday at Mountain View Farms in Avalon. Farm owner Linda Dean said they could not have asked for a better day and had a great time. “We have some new things this year,”...
