Author: Chad Dorsett

Stephens County Hospital announces this year’s DAISY Award recipient, Beth Glover, a Nurse Leader at the hospital. Stephens County Hospital CEO Van Loskoski made the presentation on Facebook Live. The DAISY Award is an international recognition program started in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. His family experienced first-hand the difference his nurses made in his care through clinical excellence and […]

News Release by Franklin County Sheriff Scott Andrews The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies along with a GBI ARDEO Agent went to the Super 8 hotel in Lavonia for a knock and talk on Saturday, May 10. Deputies made contact with subject Cleveland and spoke with her inside one of the rooms. She admitted to having possession of […]

Stephens County felt a shake from a 4.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Greenback, Tennessee Saturday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake just after 9 a.m. The rattle, 89 miles north of Toccoa, was felt throughout North Georgia. No injuries or major damage were reported. Earthquakes of this magnitude typically don’t cause damage.

The Stephens County School System wants to know if your student needs a non-traditional path to academic success? The Stephens County Advancement Academy is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s high school learners, offering a supportive, flexible environment that helps students stay on track or advance toward graduation and be future-ready. This program is a service of the […]

By MJ Kneiser, News Director for 92.1 WLHR This week, May 12-18, is National Salvation Army Week and the Salvation Army Toccoa Office has some special deals taking place at their thrift store on Big A Road. The annual event is a time to recognize and celebrate the Salvation Army’s work in providing services to those in need, including disaster […]

A tax preparer who admitted to filing more than $3.5 million in fraudulent tax returns tied to a multi-state investigation of a COVID-19 pandemic unemployment benefit scheme in which she received a percentage of the ill-gotten gains was sentenced to serve eight years in prison for her crime. Jessica Crawford, 34, of Athens, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 96 months […]

On Friday, May 9, 2025, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger hailed the enactment of landmark licensing reform legislation, an effort he and his office have been working on since 2019. Today, House Bill 579 was signed by Governor Brian Kemp, designed to streamline professional licensing and remove bureaucratic barriers for workers across the state. Now signed into law, this […]

On Friday, May 9, 2025, Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, House Appropriations Chairman Hatchett, constitutional officers, and members of the Georgia General Assembly, and state leaders signed the budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Excerpt of Governor Kemp’s Remarks:  “I’m proud to be here with the nation’s best First Lady, Marty Kemp! […]

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports that BBB Accredited Charities, which were formerly located on BBB.org, can now be found at Give.org, the website of the BBB Wise Giving Alliance.  BBB Wise Giving Alliance (BBB’s Give.org) is a standards-based charity evaluator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of publicly-soliciting charities by completing rigorous evaluations based on 20 BBB Standards for […]