The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will again accept used Christmas trees to create fish habitat in Lake Thurmond. The Corps said it will accept used, real Christmas trees only for recycling starting on Dec. 19 and going through Jan. 9. Trees can be dropped off at Riverside Middle School at 1095 Furys Ferry...
The Stephens County Middle School 7th grade basketball team won two more games late last week. On Thursday, the 7th grade boys defeated Wilbanks Middle School of Habersham County 49-22. The Rebels trailed after one period but shut out Wilbanks in the second period to take command of the game. Kole Rogers had 10...
Toccoa welcomes the New Harmonies exhibit. An event took place Friday evening at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa to welcome the traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. The “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music” exhibit covers the history of American music. It was brought to Toccoa through a joint effort of the Georgia...
Toccoa City Commissioners are scheduled to continue discussion regarding the city’s occupation tax ordinance at a work session this afternoon. The city commission is scheduled to begin that work session at 3 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. Toccoa City Attorney John Dickerson presented the proposed update to the occupation tax ordinance at the city...
Stephens County holds an introduction to building inspections and code enforcement. Saturday, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners and the Building Inspections held the Introduction to Building Inspections and Contractor Appreciation Day at the Stephens County Senior Center on Rose Lane in Toccoa. The event was designed to explain the basics of the Building...
The Stephens County Indian boys come from behind to defeat the Habersham Central Raiders in non-region basketball play. Trailing by ten at the half, the Indians fought back and took the lead late on their way to a 54-50 win. Habersham Central used a 16-3 run to build a 31-21 halftime lead. However, Stephens...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County and the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter board have reached an agreement to extend animal intake services through the end of this month. The shelter board had originally set December 8th as the cut off date for animal intake services to Franklin County because of a shortfall...
The United States Postal Service has announced deadlines for getting mail to a destination by Christmas Day. The deadline for Express Mail International is December 11. For parcel post, the deadline is December 14. The deadline is December 20 for First-Class Mail, December 21 for Priority Mail, and December 22 for Express Mail. Meanwhile,...
The town of Martin said Friday that vandalism caused an estimated $7,000 worth of damage to the town’s Christmas light display. According to Martin town officials, 25 pieces of the town’s display were damaged. Some of the damage was very extensive, with town officials noting a bucket truck was required to fix some of...
Stephens County Hospital celebrates the holiday season. Thursday, the hospital held its annual “Love Light” ceremony in the hospital cafeteria. The Stephens County Hospital Auxiliary sponsors the event each year. Auxiliary President Ann Hauerland said this event is one the auxiliary truly enjoys. “We work for this all year long,” said Hauerland. “We cannot...
