The Georgia Department of Transportation is planning road work for Stephens and surrounding counties this week. DOT officials said that a crew in Stephens County will repair edge ruts that have developed along State Route 63. Elsewhere, a crew in Habersham County will repair a damaged guardrail along State Route 365. Finally in Franklin...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County Commissioners are discussing the possibility of a new policy for how private water wells are adopted and used by the county. At its work session last week, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners spent 30 minutes discussing the existing policy and whether it should be amended....
An East Doyle Street resident tells police that her home was burglarized. The Toccoa Police Department responded to the home on Thursday, May 2, where the woman says the burglary had taken place between noon and 1:30 p.m., according to the report on file. Meanwhile, the Toccoa Police Department responded to Morgan Place in...
Authorities are continuing to investigate the deaths of two individuals found deceased in a Toccoa residence over the weekend. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said Monday that autopsies on the two deceased individuals are pending at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab. The identities of the individuals have not been released yet. However,...
Stephens County Recreation Department prep ball games have been cancelled for today (May 6) due to the weather.
Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said Saturday night that his department is working with other agencies after two individuals were found deceased inside a Toccoa residence this past weekend. Jarrell said that the police department has requested the assistance of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office after...
Three people from Austell are dead after a violent car-train collision in Stephens County. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, the Amtrak Crescent line collided with a vehicle at about 9:45 p.m. Friday night on Grant Smith Road, near the Summit subdivision. “The train T-boned the 2008 Mazda,” said Shirley. “It was a...
The city of Toccoa is scheduled to hold the first reading of its proposed Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget at today’s city commission meeting. Toccoa City Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. City commissioners will have to hold a second reading of the proposed budget before voting on...
Organizers are wrapping up another “A Taste of Toccoa.” The Toccoa Main Street program held a program Friday at Toccoa City Hall to recognize the winners of this year’s “Taste” awards and re-cap the April 25 event. Toccoa Main Street Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that overall, this year’s “Taste” went well. “It was...
The Stephens County Indian baseball team is into the second round of the state AAAA baseball playoffs following a doubleheader sweep of Alexander High School Friday at the Reservation. In the first game, the Indians only managed four hits, but made the most of them for a 4-3 win. The Indians scored two runs...
