Author: Charlie Bauder

A northeast Georgia broadcasting personality has passed away. Billy Dilworth died Thursday at the age of 80. He hosted the Billy Dilworth Show for more than 20 years on WLET Radio and WNEG TV. Dilworth also worked as a newspaper journalist. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Allen’s United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the […]

Local governments are announcing their schedules for the Fourth of July holiday. Both Stephens County government offices and Toccoa City Hall are closed today in honor of Independence Day, which is Saturday. In the city of Toccoa, routes for garbage and recycling scheduled to be picked up today will be picked up on Monday, July 6th. Commercial garbage will be […]

The Ida Cox Music Series in downtown Toccoa is moving into its second month. The annual concert series kicked off last month for another summer. Main Street Toccoa Events Coordinator Sharon Crosby said that it has gone well over the first four weeks of the series. “We have been very pleased with the turnout we have this year,” said Crosby. […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia This weekend is typically one of the busiest on Georgia roadways of the year. And as they always do over a holiday weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation will be suspending all construction-related closures, according to G-DOT Spokesperson Teri Pope. “The July 4th Weekend is on the biggest holiday travel weekends for vehicular traffic of […]

Law enforcement is also ready for a busy Fourth of July holiday travel weekend. The 78-hour holiday period began at 6 p.m. on Thursday and ends at midnight on Sunday, July 5. During this period, the Georgia State Patrol will be conducting concentrated patrols and road checks throughout the state. Georgia Department of Public Safety Commissioner Colonel Mark McDonough says […]

Since Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division says it is expecting waterways across the state to be busier than usual as boaters and swimmers take to the lakes and rivers for picnics, recreation and fireworks. The DNR says rangers across the state will be working throughout the weekend, prepared […]

Tonight’s Stephens County fireworks display has been postponed, according to the Recreation Department. It will be re-scheduled at a later date.

The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office will have body cameras soon for all of its deputies on the road. Last week, the Stephens County Commission approved moving money from contingency to purchase 30 body cameras for the Sheriff’s Office. Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley said that the Sheriff’s Office had come in under budget this year and allowed the county to […]

A local industry is purchasing an area building and will share it with the industry already there. This week, ASI announced that it has taken over as the landlord of the 66,000 square-foot building on Industrial Boulevard in Toccoa that currently houses Standard Register. The transaction took effect back on June 17. ASI plans to use the building for office […]