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Pinch runner Chaz Bridges scored from third base on a third strike passed ball to give the Stephens County Indians a 5-4 win over Madison County Friday night in Danielsville in Region 8-AAAA baseball action. Stephens County had jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Madison County scored in both the bottom of […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia The Franklin County School System wins accreditation for another five years. “The external review team is recommending to the AdvancedEd Accreditation Commission that the Franklin County School System earn the distinction of district accreditation for the five-year term that expires June 30,2019,” said SACs team leader Dr. Kathy Spencer. That was the conclusion of […]
Read moreOn March 12, 2015, the volunteers for North Georgia Technical College’s Adult Education programs in Habersham, White, Rabun, and Stephens Counties were honored at a special breakfast celebration. Throughout Northeast Georgia, North Georgia Technical College’s adult education centers offer free classes to those who wish to attain their GED or prepare for college entrance tests. The level of service and […]
Read moreThe Wilbros civil case in Stephens County Superior Court will be back in a Toccoa courtroom later today. Judge Robert Adamson will hear from both sides in the case at a hearing today at 9:30 a.m. in the Stephens County Government Building in downtown Toccoa. According to Stephens County Attorney Brian Ranck, the judge will hear any pending motions in […]
Read moreStephens County officials said that the Georgia Department of Transportation has required the county to close a bridge over the Norfolk Southern railroad. According to Stephens County Public Works Director Tim Mitchem, the Georgia DOT has told the county that the Stonewall Court bridge over the railroad requires immediate closing. Mitchem said that an inspection of the structure indicates that […]
Read moreThe Georgia Department of Labor will host a veterans’ job fair next week in Stephens County. Toccoa Career Center Manager Greg Pitts said the job fair will be on Thursday, March 26 in the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room at the historic train depot in downtown Toccoa. “The event will be from 9 a.m. until 12 noon,” said Pitts. “As we […]
Read moreStephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick says that jurors who have received a summons to report for the week of Monday, March 23 do not need to report for the week. Jury duty has been cancelled for the whole week.
Read moreIt’s time this weekend to play ball at the Doyle Street Park as another season of Toccoa Little League baseball and softball gets underway. Toccoa Little League President Russell Brock said the community is invited to come out and attend Opening Day activities that start Saturday morning in downtown Toccoa. “We will start by having an Opening Day parade starting […]
Read moreStephens County High School students are coming together tonight to have fun and help out Stephens County Special Olympics. Tonight is the first annual Stephens County High School “Powder Puff” flag football game to benefit Special Olympics. Kick-off is at 7 p.m. at the Reservation. Gates open at 6 p.m. with kick-off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5. Proceeds from […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia A McDonough man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison – convicted in the traffic death of a woman who was in his car during a high-speed chase in Franklin County. Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney Parks White said late Thursday, a Franklin County Superior Court jury quickly returned the guilty […]
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