The City of Lavonia is amending its nuisance ordinance to change what kind of debris the city will and will not pick up. At its regular meeting earlier this month, the Lavonia City Council heard the first reading of the ordinance, which will become law after the second reading. Lavonia City Manager Gary Fesperman...
The Stephens County Board of Education approves a payment for legal costs associated with the Wilbros civil litigation. The board voted Thursday during a work session to pay $4,600 to Stack and Associates for costs associated with the suit. Following that vote Thursday, the Stephens County Board of Education moved into a board training...
A local hair salon celebrates an expansion. Debbie’s Hair Works held a Toccoa-Stephens County Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting on Friday for its new expansion. Owner Debbie Addison said that she has been at her current location on Rose Lane since 2007 and the expansion was done just a couple of months ago. She said...
The Georgia Department of Transportation is announcing its road work schedule for this week. According to the DOT, a crew in Stephens County will repair and restore ditches and shoulders along both State Route 145 and State Route 17 Alternate. Meanwhile, a crew in Habersham County will add rubberized asphalt to U.S. Highway 441....
North Georgia Technical College names a new Vice President for Administrative Services. The school announced last week that Carol Carson of Clarkesville has taken over that position. School officials said that Carson has worked at the college for 13 years and brings a wealth of experience with budget planning and reporting, asset inventories, purchasing,...
The Stephens County Indian baseball team drops its final scheduled non-region game of the 2013 season. Gilmer County used a four-run sixth inning to break open a 2-2 game and win 6-2 over the Indians in Ellijay on Friday. The big hit in the bottom of the sixth came from the bat of Bobcat...
