Indians Drop Baseball Twinbill

Stephens County drops both ends of a baseball doubleheader. Saturday, the Indians faced both Chestatee and Hart County at the Reservation in Toccoa in non-region play. The Indians lost both games, falling to Chestatee, 3-2, and then losing to Hart County, 5-3. In the first game, Stephens County jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a home run from Kooper […]

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Ga. DNR Unveils Coyote Challenge

By Charles Robertson, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Georgia DNR is looking to cull the coyote population across the state. DNR has just launched their new coyote challenge program, said Corporal Craig Fulghum of DNR law enforcement division. “We have just unveiled the Georgia Coyote Challenge, and it goes from March through August, and this is a new program that we’re trying, […]

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Collins Introduces Drug Pricing Transparency Bill

9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is introducing a bill he said he will help with drug pricing transparency. Last week, Collins introduced H.R. 1316, the Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act. Collins said the bill is designed to protect taxpayers and the community pharmacists who serve them by requiring greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. According to Collins, […]

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Toccoa Unveils Newest Historic Plaque Downtown

The fifth historic plaque in the 2016-2017 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings was unveiled on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 5 p.m., at Master’s Touch Artworks, located at 36 West Doyle Street. This plaque celebrates the history of Green’s Bargain Annex. Serving as an accessory to Green’s already successful department store, the Bargain Annex was added on to […]

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Community Remembers Evelyn Gaines

A community is remembering long-time WNEG Radio and TV co-owner Evelyn Gaines this week. She passed away Tuesday night at the age of 88 years old. David and Michelle Austin worked for the Gaines family for many years at the TV and the radio station. “We had a lot of fun at the station,” said Michelle Austin. “Everybody there was […]

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Ivey Back From Presidential Address

Toccoa resident Brittany Ivey is back from Washington, D.C. after hearing President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress. Ivey said it was a humbling experience to sit in the Capitol building on Tuesday night to hear that speech and see everything that took place. “The experience was surreal,” said Ivey. “That is the best way I know […]

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Lightwire Theater Comes To Toccoa

A special performance takes the stage this weekend at the Ritz Theatre at the Schaefer Center in downtown Toccoa. Lightwire Theater is in town to perform its rendition of “The Ugly Duckling” tonight and on Saturday. Based out of New Orleans, Lightwire Theater is a theatrical performance that uses music, lights, and dance to tell its story. The performers all […]

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All of Stephens Co. Now Back in Extreme Drought

Extreme drought has returned to all of Stephens County. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, the second-worst drought level on the monitor has moved all the way back across the entire county. Last week, only western Stephens County was in extreme drought, while eastern Stephens County was in severe drought. Statewide, nearly 9 percent of the state, up […]

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Indian Baseball Tames Wildcats

The Stephens County Indians defeated the Rabun County Wildcats 10-6 in a back-and-forth baseball affair at the Reservation Thursday. In the early innings, both teams traded the lead. However, Stephens County sent eight men to the plate and took the lead for good in the fifth inning, scoring four runs. Bryson Fowler and Cole Beitzel each had two RBIs in […]

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SCHS Tennis Sweeps White Co.

The Stephens County High School tennis teams swept both matches Thursday when they hosted White County. The Lady Indians got their 2nd win this season with a 3-2 victory. The Lady Indians got a win at #3 singles and then took both doubles contests to get the win. Meanwhile, the Indian boys’ team got its 3rd shutout of the season with […]

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