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9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins has issued statements on two rulings last week by the U.S. Supreme Court. First on the ruling in the case that upheld the health insurance payment subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, Collins said now that the backbone of Obamacare has been upheld, the best option left to Congress, despite voting to repeal or […]
Read moreLittle League All-Star baseball and softball continues tonight across northeast Georgia. Toccoa teams are still alive in three of the four ongoing tournaments after two days of play over the weekend. In Danielsville, Toccoa’s 9-10 softball All-Stars play Franklin tonight at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Toccoa 9-10 softball lost to Habersham 6-0. However, the Toccoa 9-10 softball team came back in […]
Read moreStephens County comes together to pray for Charleston, South Carolina. Thursday night, an inter-denominational prayer service to remember the nine worshipers killed last week at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston was held at the First United Methodist Church in Toccoa. First United Methodist Church Senior Minister the Rev. John Brown said the service provided a chance for people of all […]
Read moreOne person is recovering from injuries after being struck alongside a Stephens County roadway this week. According to the Toccoa post of the Georgia State Patrol, a pedestrian was sitting on the edge of Bruce Road in Stephens County Wednesday night when she was struck by a vehicle. The GSP says that 23-year-old Dalena L. Baker of Lavonia was on […]
Read morePreliminary unemployment numbers for the month of May for Stephens County are out. The Georgia Department of Labor released those this week. According to those figures, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate of 6.7 percent for the month of May. That is three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the revised April unemployment rate of 6.4 percent, but a […]
Read moreA number of Toccoa Little League All-Star teams are scheduled to begin district play this weekend in locations around northeast Georgia. Those teams include 9-10 baseball, 10-11 baseball, 9-10 softball, and Little League softball. Three of Toccoa’s All-Star teams start play Saturday. The 10-11 baseball All-Stars from Toccoa will play Hart at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Lavonia. Meanwhile, both Toccoa’s […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia With the threat of Avian influenza now on Georgia’s doorstep, one local businessman has developed a system to disinfect all trucks and vehicles coming onto a poultry farm. Jeff Schwan is the owner of Farm Guard Systems, LLC. Schwan has developed a disinfecting drive-through spray system that he says will kill the avian influenza […]
Read moreWork continues towards getting the county’s priorities in order when it comes to road repairs this season. On Tuesday, Stephens County Administrator Phyllis Ayers updated commissioners on the list of primary roads for SPLOST VI funds this year. Ayers said that the county is trying to get caught up and moving forward with SPLOST road projects after losing the public […]
Read moreStephens County staff continue to look at how to re-start recycling for county residents. The county removed recycling bins from its convenience sites back in April, but voted in May to work on restoring recycling availability for residents after public feedback on the issue. County Administrator Phyllis Ayers updated commissioners on the recycling issue at Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Ayers […]
Read moreA strong storm moves through part of Toccoa and causes significant damage in some areas. The storm moved through at about 4 p.m. Wednesday. While it only resulted in about .07 inches of rain and some hail in the downtown area, the storm was much worse in other parts of town. Specifically on Big A Road, high winds in the […]
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