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Toccoa City Commissioners are scheduled to meet today for their second regularly scheduled meeting for the month of November. The city commission is scheduled to hold that meeting today at 5 p.m. at Toccoa City Hall. During the meeting, the Toccoa City Commission is expected to consider approval of a proposal for design services for planned renovations at Henderson Falls […]
Read moreThe Stephens County High School basketball teams start the season with a split over a non-region rival. Stephens County hosted Franklin County Saturday at the Currahee Arena and the result was two close games. First, the Lady Indians came from 14 points down early in the fourth quarter to edge Franklin County 60-59. Mya Cleveland led the Lady Indians with […]
Read moreThe season comes to a close in the second round of the state playoffs for the Stephens County Indian football team. Stephens County scored the first 14 points of the game, but West Laurens took over from there on their way to a 30-14 win in Dexter Friday night. Indians’ Head Coach Frank Barden said it is always tough to […]
Read moreAn elderly Carnesville man is dead after his home caught fire overnight. It happened at about 4:30 a.m. today on Fulbright Road in Banks County near the intersection of Highways 63 and 198. Banks County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Sergeant Carissa McFaddin says that 68-year-old William Macklin Waters was the victim of the single wide mobile home fire. McFaddin says Waters […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Clerk of Court’s Office is asking residents to watch out for a scam that is making the rounds and has now arrived in Stephens County. Stephens County Clerk of Court Tim Quick says he received the first report of the scam in Stephens County earlier this week. Quick said the scam involves someone calling and pretending to […]
Read moreThe Stephens County Indian football team will look to keep its season going on the road in the second round of the state AAAA football playoffs tonight. Stephens County is on the road again, making the trip to Dexter, Georgia to take on the West Laurens Raiders. Last week, Stephens County beat Pickens 42-14 in their first round game thanks […]
Read moreA Stephens County student is one of a handful from the region that is nominated for admission to the U.S. Service Academies. 9th District U.S. Representative Doug Collins announced this week that 15 students from the District have been nominated by him for admission to one of the service academies. Included in that list of 15 is Abigail Vickery of […]
Read moreStephens County Hospital announces the winner of its annual Christmas Card contest. Thursday, Hospital officials traveled to Eastanollee Elementary Contest to announce that Abby Burkhart won this year’s contest. Abby is a 5th grader at Eastanollee Elementary. “I just drew a night on Christmas Eve where Santa Claus is going through the night,” she said. The picture includes presents and […]
Read moreBy MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia City of Carnesville officials will host an open house this weekend to show off their new community center. The new Carnesville Community Center was recently completed after a number of years in the planning stages. Carnesville Mayor Harris Little said the town has been without a community center for some years and this new […]
Read moreThe Toccoa Falls College men’s basketball will be back in action today after almost upsetting an NCAA Division One school. TFC traveled to the Citadel Wednesday and kept it close, but came up just short in a 71-58 loss. The Screaming Eagles cut a big early Citadel lead back to single digits in the second half, but the Bulldogs went […]
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