A road re-surfacing project in Franklin County is scheduled to get underway today. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that re-surfacing of State Route 174 in Franklin County from U.S. Highway 29/State Route 8 to State Route 51 is set to start today if weather permits. Work will occur weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Hart County’s Board of Commissioners approves a millage rate for 2010. At its regular meeting earlier this month, Hart County Commissioners approved a 2010 rate of 4.762 mills. Hart County Administrator Jon Caime said the 2010 assessment will now be sent to the State Department of Revenue for...
The Toccoa Police Department said a woman reported missing has been located and is okay. Toccoa Police said 32-year-old Jennifer Lauren Curtis, who had a last known address of Toccoa, had not had contact with her family for several days and Friday, police posted an advisory on the department’s Facebook page. ...
An event at Stephens County High School recognizes this year’s “Stephens Scholars.” The sixth annual Stephens Scholars Reception took place Thursday at Stephens County High School. The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce’s Education Committee organizes the program each year to honor high school seniors with outstanding test scores on the SAT, ACT, and ASSET...
The Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing reductions in park operations and visitor services at Lake Hartwell this recreation season. The Corps said significant projected budget reductions are the cause for the cut-backs. According to Corps officials, the Stephens County Recreation Area is one of four that will operate...
Preparations are underway for the first joint meeting between the county and its municipalities on SPLOST VI. Officials from Stephens County and the cities of Toccoa, Avalon, and Martin are scheduled to meet Monday at 9 a.m. at the historic county courthouse for the joint SPLOST meeting. During Monday’s meeting, Stephens County Administrator Phyllis...
A local bowling center celebrates new management. The Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for Rose Lanes Bowling to mark new management. Forrest Williams is the new manager. He says Rose Lanes Bowling offers plenty of open bowling and much more. “We have two different kinds of leagues right now,”...
By Craig Salmon, WRBN Radio, Clayton Seven people are charged in connection to the alleged abuse of a disabled person in Rabun County earlier this month. The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office announced the charges Wednesday in the case of the alleged abuse of 22-year-old Ashley Hamilton. The announcement follows the execution of a search...
9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is now the Vice-Chair on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. The House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman and Subcommittee Chairman appointed Collins to that position earlier this week. They highlighted his military commitment and time deployed in Iraq as a member of the...
A car chase in Toccoa earlier this week ends with an apparent self-inflicted stab wound. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said it started Tuesday just before 5 p.m. when Officer Erik Carter performed a traffic stop on Hill Street on a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. “When the vehicle stopped,...
