Author: Charlie Bauder

A Clarkesville resident will serve on the state Real Estate Appraisers Board. Governor Nathan Deal recently announced that Jeanmarie Holmes of Clarkesville was appointed to that board. Holmes is the co-owner of Land and More, Inc. a real estate and appraisal firm. She also currently serves as a board member of the Soque River Watershed Association in Habersham County. Holmes […]

Engineering technology students at North Georgia Technical College wrapped up their semester with an unusual project. For their end-of-semester project, the students had to design and create a bridge made of spaghetti, Divided into four teams, each group had to present not only the completed bridge, but the project charter and design specifications as well. The bridge had to meet […]

The Stephens County school system receives its CCRPI scores for 2014. State education officials recently released the numbers and local school officials reviewed the numbers with the Board of Education Tuesday. CCRPI stands for College and Career Ready Performance Index. It is Georgia’s statewide accountability system that was implemented in 2012 to replace the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly […]

Local law enforcement agencies are urging safety as drivers hit the roadways this holiday season. Both the Toccoa Police Department and Stephens County Sheriff’s Office will be out on the roadways, watching out for aggressive drivers and also those who are drinking and driving. Toccoa Police Chief Tim Jarrell said that people going to holiday parties or otherwise celebrating the […]

Ninth District U.S. Representative Doug Collins says he will have new office locations starting with the new Congress in January. Collins said his Gainesville office will be located at 210 Washington Street, NW Suite 202, Gainesville, GA. For constituents visiting Washington, DC, Congressman Collins said his office will be located in 1504 Longworth House Office Building. The office phone numbers, […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia Franklin County’s Chamber of Commerce has a new Director. The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has named Tonya Powers as the new Director of Chamber Services. For the past five years, Powers has worked as the sales and marketing director for Cateechee Golf Club in Hartwell. She started this past Monday […]

A Toccoa resident is among the group of North Georgia Technical College instructors nominated for this year’s Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. Welding instructor Jason Smith is one of seven instructors nominated from the school. They are all in the competition for the Rick Perkins Award handed out by the Technical College System of Georgia each year. Other […]

A Magistrate Court hearing over the animal cruelty summons issued against Stephens County High School teacher Daniel Hebert will not happen today. Toccoa-Stephens County Humane Shelter Director Jeff Roberts said that hearing has been postponed. Roberts said no new date has been set at this time. Animal control issued a summons to Hebert last month to appear in Magistrate Court […]

The Stephens County Development Authority takes a step to try to encourage an unnamed company to invest in the county. At a called meeting Wednesday, the Development Authority board unanimously approved an inducement resolution for industrial revenue bonds not to exceed $10 million in connection to something called “Project Sark.” Development Authority officials said “Project Sark” is a company that […]

A local industry is announcing an expansion. Meadowbrook Machine and Tool on the Clary Connector in Eastanollee has announced that it has started expanding its operations. Bill Cochran is Production Manager for the company. He said Meadowbrook Machine and Tool is adding more CNC machines to its facility over the next few months. “We have recently purchased seven additional CNC […]