Category: News

First United Methodist Church, located at 333 East Tugalo Street, is celebrating Holy Week this week in Toccoa-Stephens County. First United Methodist Church Pastor Brent White says the church will hold daily lunch services from 12 to 12:30 p.m. this week. The church, according to White, will provide everyone a sack lunch during the service and they will practice social […]

As a reminder, Ninth District Opportunity will begin scheduling appointments for Cooling Help this Thursday, April 1. The Cooling Help program is available for households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons. One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home cooling suppliers on behalf of eligible households […]

Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick has announced that anyone who has been arrested or received a ticket and has moved needs to contact the Stephens County Clerk of Courts Office within the next week to avoid a bench warrant. “I wanted to let everyone know that on March 12th and 17th we had state court—state court is your […]

The Georgia Department of Public Health is now reporting 75 COVID-related deaths in Stephens County with 2,926 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Sunday afternoon. The latest report has Habersham County with 143 deaths and now 4,584 positive cases of the virus. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County […]

Stephens County’s Amnesty Day event is coming up on April 10, 2021 The annual event gives Stephens County residents a way to dispose of any junk that may be cluttering the streets, yards, and homes in the county. Like other amnesty day events, the April 10th Stephens County Amnesty Day is only for residents of Stephens County. Officials will be […]

Those interested in law enforcement careers will get the chance to learn more at the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office’s upcoming job fair Saturday, April 10. The fair will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the training center located at 1677 Scenic Drive in Toccoa. According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, light refreshments and finger foods […]

Friday, Governor Brian Kemp issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s attack on election integrity legislation in Georgia. “It is obvious that neither President Biden nor his handlers have actually read SB 202, which I signed into law yesterday. This bill expands voting access, streamlines vote-counting procedures, and ensures election integrity. There is nothing ‘Jim Crow’ about requiring a […]

For the second straight day, the Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting a death in Stephens County due to complications of Covid-19 bringing the total to 75 with 2,924 residents testing positive for the virus, since the beginning of the global pandemic. The latest report was released Friday afternoon. In other neighboring counties, Franklin County is still reporting 40 […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Spring is here and now is the time to make sure your pet is vaccinated against rabies. This year, the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia is again holding its annual low-cost rabies clinic next month. Shelter Director Tammie Jourdenais is encouraging anyone who needs to have their pet vaccinated to bring them to the shelter […]

In Habersham County, a road that was destroyed last October by Hurricane Delta has now re-opened. On Wednesday, Habersham County officials announced New Liberty Road has been repaired. Late in the evening of October 9, 2020, Habersham County received significant rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Delta which caused devastating damage to many roads and bridges. Most of the roads […]