By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia How to handle the potential loss of prison help from the Whitworth Detention Center in Hartwell is just one of a number of topics that will be discussed at an upcoming work session of the Hart County Board of Commissioners. Whitworth Detention Center is transitioning from an all...
The Toccoa Clinic adds a new certified nurse practitioner. The clinic announced recently that certified nurse practitioner Charlotte Davis of Clarkesville has joined the clinic’s internal medicine department. Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University and a master of science in nursing from North Georgia College and State University last...
Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick reports that jury duty for Monday, January 28 has been cancelled so jurors do not need to report.
A Toccoa man faces charges in connection with a residential burglary earlier this month on Big A Road. Toccoa Police Department Chief Tim Jarrell said that an officer responded to the 600 block of Big A Road at about 3:45 p.m. on January 12 in reference to a report of a burglary. “Sergeant Joe...
A Toccoa Wal-Mart employee faces multiple charges after he is accused of stealing from the store. Toccoa Police Department Chief Tim Jarrell said that Wal-Mart officials requested that police initiate an investigation at the store. According to Jarrell, the investigation led to the arrest of 31-year-old Darren Michael Gomez of Toccoa on eight counts...
A couple of personnel changes are taking effect this weekend at the Stephens County Sheriff’s Office. Stephens County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Murray Kogod will be leaving that post to take over the Mountain Judicial Circuit NCIS Drug Unit, which covers Stephens, Habersham, and Rabun counties. Kogod began working for the Sheriff’s Office back...
2012 ends with an increase in the unemployment rate for Stephens County. According to figures released this week by the Georgia Department of Labor, Stephens County’s preliminary unemployment rate for December came in at 9.2 percent. That is six-tenths of a percent higher than the revised November rate of 8.6 percent. In the month...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The City of Lavonia is in talks with the Franklin County Recreation Department about a different lease option for the Lavonia ball fields. Last year, the Franklin County Little League used the field and the city paid for the ball field upkeep. However, at a called meeting earlier...
Toccoa remembers Jake McNiece. The World War II and Camp Toccoa veteran passed away earlier this week at the home of his son. Stephens County Historical Society Executive Director Brenda Carlan says that McNiece was a paratrooper who trained for the war in Toccoa and became the leader of a group of men known...
The widening of Highway 17 in Stephens County to four lanes appears to continue to move forward. According to Georgia Department of Transportation Spokesperson Teri Pope, seven companies bid on the first phase of the widening, which is the southern end of the project between Franklin County and Scott Road. The low bid received...
