Author: Charlie Bauder

People First of Stephens County holds its annual fishing tournament. The annual event took place on Saturday at a pond owned by Jim Rhoades on North Avenue in Eastanollee. This marked the 15th year for the event. People First Supporter Jeraldine Hayes said that they had an incredible day again this year. “Just about everybody caught a lot of fish,” […]

Stephens County Hospital officials said a drill planned for this morning could affect traffic on an area of Falls Road in Toccoa. The drill is scheduled for this morning between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. or so. According to hospital officials, the drill will be taking place around the area of the Pruitt Health Care of Toccoa facility along Falls […]

Stephens County marks Memorial Day. The annual Memorial Day observance took place on Saturday at the VFW Post in Toccoa. The guest speaker for this year’s observance was VFW Department of Georgia Commander Al Lipphardt. Lipphardt spoke first about the history of Memorial Day. He said it started as Decoration Day in the 1800s and was held on May 30 […]

The Northeast Georgia Regional Library System is moving forward with a planned partnership with the Toccoa-Stephens County Library to make it the central headquarters location for the region. Northeast Georgia Regional Library System Regional Director Delana Knight said that the state has approved a change in its funding formula for libraries that would provide more money for salaries, but less […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Next time you go boating on Lake Hartwell and find yourself short a life jacket or two, no worries. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division has installed a life jacket lending station at the Tugaloo Mega Ramp in Tugaloo State Park in Lavonia. On Friday DNR officers, along with rangers from […]

Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend the first two weeks of this month surveying thousands of farmers in Georgia and surrounding states to gain insight on the year in agriculture. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS, will survey farmers in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida to get a clear indication of the production and […]

The latest figures from the Georgia Department of Labor show a drop in Stephens County’s unemployment rate in April. According to those numbers, Stephens County had a preliminary unemployment rate of 6.5 percent in April. That is four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the revised rate for March, which was 6.9 percent, and two-tenths of a percentage point lower […]

Stephens County’s annual Memorial Day observance is coming up Saturday in Toccoa. The Toccoa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4346, American Legion Post 104, and Marine Corps League Detachment 1303 are hosting this year’s ceremony on Saturday at the VFW Post on West Savannah Street in Toccoa. It will start at 11 a.m. Saturday. Rick Hack with the Toccoa VFW […]

AM 630 WNEG names our Active Senior of the Year. Thursday, Emily Cash was named the Active Senior of the Year at the WNEG Senior Expo on Thursday at the Rose Lane Recreation Complex. Cash said she is honored to win the award. “I feel like I am not worthy, but thank you so much for the great honor,” said […]

A non-profit organization will hold a benefit concert this weekend in downtown Toccoa. The organization is called “HEAL,” or “Helping Enable Another’s Life.” Executive Director Debra Fine said the goal of “HEAL” is to help veterans and soldiers returning from the battlefield integrate back into society. “The hopes are to be able to bring in complementary alternative medicines, along with […]