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North Georgia Technical College is currently seeking nominations for its annual Alumni Awards. The school holds its annual Alumni Awards Luncheon and Annual Meeting on June 13 at the school’s Clarkesville campus. Nominations are currently being sought for those to be recognized in the categories of Young Alumni, Career Achievement, and Hall of Fame Award recipients. The Young Alumni Award […]
Read moreArea projects get some help thanks to some grant money. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced that the U.S. Forest Service Panther Creek Trail in Stephens and Habersham counties has received a $77,000 grant. Panther Creek was one of 27 projects across the state to receive a total of $2.5 million in grant money. Georgia DNR Trail Grant […]
Read moreToccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said nobody was hurt after an accident Tuesday morning at the Toccoa Clinic apparently left a car up against the canopy entrance. The accident occurred at about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Clinic on Big A Road. As a result of the accident, a vehicle ended up going over a rock wall at the Clinic […]
Read moreVolunteers are taking time starting this month for some spring cleaning across Stephens County. It is time once again for the annual Great American Cleanup. The Great American Cleanup is a nationwide event in its 17th year that brings volunteers together to remove litter and debris, clean up waterways, reduce waste, and educate people about keeping communities clean. Keep Toccoa-Stephens […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indian baseball team gets back above .500 in region play. Tuesday, Tristen Powell tossed a five-hitter and the Indians got 13 hits as a team on the way to a 7-0 win over the Chestatee War Eagles at the Reservation. Powell struck out three and walked just one in going the distance for the Indians. Meanwhile, Zack […]
Read moreNorth Georgia Technical College’s Air Conditioning Technology program receives re-accreditation. The re-accreditation was completed successfully last month. It was conducted by HVAC Excellence, an affiliate of the ESCO Group. According to North Georgia Technical College, HVAC Excellence is a not-for-profit organization created in 1994 to improve the technical workforce of the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration industry through quality […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a recent burglary at a home on a private drive off of Rock Creek Road. Authorities were called to the residence last Thursday, April 2. The victim told the deputy that it appeared as if someone had broken into the residence forcibly and stolen several items. The incident also resulted in […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A repeat drug offender is off the streets of Franklin County. On Monday, 37-year old Chad Ashley Jacobs of Royston pleaded guilty to possession of more than 200 grams of methamphetamine. Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said Jacobs is a repeat offender who was sentenced without the possibility of parole. “He pleaded […]
Read moreToday’s Stephens County High School Indian baseball game against Chestatee has been moved to Stephens County High School at 5:55 p.m. tonight. AM 630 WNEG and wnegradio.com will broadcast the game beginning at 5:45 p.m.
Read moreA case of rabies has been confirmed in the southeastern part of Stephens County. The Stephens County Environmental Health Department posted a letter Friday to residents in the Seven Forks Road and Tahoe Trail area of Stephens County that a dog had been found in that area that tested positive for rabies. Seven Forks Road and Tahoe Trail are located […]
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