9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins is an original co-sponsor of the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act of 2013. Introduced by Republican Indiana Congressman Todd Young, this legislation will institute the oversight role of legislative branch by seeking Congressional approval for any major rule proposed by the executive...
Officials with Georgia Power said that a squirrel in the system is to blame for a power outage in the downtown Toccoa area Monday morning. The power went out at around 8:45 a.m. Monday, affecting around 600 customers, including the AM 630 WNEG studios. A Georgia Power spokesman said that the squirrel got into...
Toccoa celebrates another year on Main Street. The Toccoa Main Street Program held its annual Main Street Awards Reception on Thursday in the Schaefer Center. Main Street officials honored a number of businesses and individuals with awards. Toccoa Main Street Director Connie Tabor said it was a great night to honor these businesses and...
Two people face charges after an open 911 line led to further investigation in Toccoa. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said the incident started when an officer responded to a residence on Busha Street on January 9 at about 6 p.m. in reference to an open 911 line. “When the officers arrived and were...
The Stephens County High School Indian football team looks back at the 2012 season at its annual banquet. The banquet took place Thursday night at Stephens County High School. Stephens County High School Indian Travis Noland said it was a fun night. “I thought tonight went well,” said Noland. “We had a good turnout....
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...
