Author: Charlie Bauder

A hearing on a request from Stephens County and the other plaintiffs in a civil suit against the Wilbros facility asking a judge to shut the facility down is scheduled to continue today. It started Monday in Stephens County Superior Court. During testimony, University of Georgia composting expert Dr. K.C. Das testified that he believed the carbon-nitrogen ratio in the […]

The proposed Stephens County Land Use Ordinance will come before county commissioners at their meeting later today. Stephens County Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the second-floor courtroom of the historic Stephens County Courthouse in downtown Toccoa. Commissioners will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a public hearing on the proposed land use ordinance. The county released […]

The city of Toccoa said Monday the Doyle Street Pool project continues to move forward. Toccoa City Manager Billy Morse updated commissioners at their meeting on Monday. Morse said that the major work is now out to bid. According to Morse, the pool itself went out to bid first and on Monday, the pool house and bathroom went out to bid. […]

The Georgia Department of Transportation said it has routine maintenance activities scheduled this week in Stephens and surrounding counties. In Stephens County, a crew will mow the rights of way alongside State Route 365. The DOT said the roadway shoulder will be closed as this work occurs. Moving to Franklin County, a crew will inspect drainage structures for State Routes […]

The director of the Georgia Museum of Art will speak in Toccoa tonight. Bill Eiland will speak at a special program tonight at the Mitchell Allen Meeting Room, located at the historic train depot in downtown Toccoa. A reception will start at 5:30 p.m. and the program itself will start at 6 p.m. The program is free for the public […]

The Internal Revenue Service is releasing some initial statistics from the current tax season. The IRS recently released 2014 tax filing season national statistics that show that 15 percent more refunds were already issued this year, compared to 2013 figures. Also, the IRS said the average federal refund totaled $3,211, which is an increase of $190 compared with the same […]

A hearing on a request from Stephens County and the other plaintiffs in a civil suit against the Wilbros facility asking a judge to shut the facility down is underway. It started this morning in Stephens County Superior Court. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a motion from the Plaintiffs for Contempt to determine if Wilbros has complied […]

Voters can start casting ballots today in the special election to pick someone to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the late Harold Andrews on the Stephens County Commission. Stephens County Registrar Theresa Kelley said early voting gets underway today downstairs in the StephensCountyGovernmentBuilding in downtown Toccoa. “It begins today at 8 a.m. and will go to 5 […]

Stephens County takes the leap for literacy. The 8th annual Leap for Literacy took place Saturday at the Georgia Baptist Conference Center in Toccoa. During the leap, jumpers raise money and then take the plunge into Lake Louise. Proceeds from the Leap for Literacy are split equally between the Stephens Education Literacy Foundation and Family Connection and Communities in Schools […]

The Toccoa City Commission is expected to re-visit the future of a city bridge at one of its meetings next month. Toccoa Planning Director Connie Tabor said that the city commission will discuss the Park Stree tBridge during its March 24 city commission meeting, including taking additional input during a public hearing. “We will have a public hearing to hear […]