The Georgia Department of Transportation will limit lane closures this weekend on Interstate highways for the Easter holiday. According to the DOT, those Interstate lane closures will be limited from midnight tonight to 5 a.m. on Monday. The DOT will also limit lane closures on Metro Atlanta interstates next weekend for the Final Four...
The city of Toccoa will send letters next week to those businesses that have not paid their occupation tax to receive their license for 2013. Last December, Toccoa City Commissioners approved an updated occupation tax ordinance and as a part of that update, the date after which the occupation tax would be considered delinquent...
An Alabama development company is looking at a site in the city of Toccoa in order to build an apartment complex for senior citizens. Monday, the Toccoa City Commission unanimously approved a resolution of support for the project that is called Toccoa Terrace Apartments. Toccoa Community Development Director Connie Tabor said the developer, Clement...
By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia There are new developments in the ongoing investigation into the shooting death of Keith Ratliff – the owner of FPS Industries in Carnesville. According to Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas, federal investigators descended on Carnesville and Hart County Wednesday with warrants. “On March 25th we were notified by...
The Stephens County Commission approves a new memorandum of understanding with the Mountain Judicial Circuit NCIS Drug Team. On Tuesday, Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brian Rickman and sheriffs from Stephens, Habersham, and Rabun counties appeared before commissioners on the matter. Stephens County Commissioners had previously approved a memorandum in January, but the drug...
The Stephens County Indian baseball team needed only four innings to dispatch to the Johnson Knights 16-0 Wednesday at Johnson High School in Gainesville. The Indians picked up their second straight region shutout and third of the season as Kain Dyer-Hewitt pitched three dominate innings, allowing jut one hit while striking out five and...
