Author: Ethan Jordan

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County now has 184 cases of COVID-19. To date, Stephens County has had six deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 647 positive cases of the virus and 35 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

By MJ Kneiser, WLHR House Bill 857 has been sent to the State Senate Rules Committee and appears to be stuck there. The bill that would make it illegal for biofuel plants to burn creosote-coated railroad ties in Georgia passed unanimously in the State Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee last Friday. It was expected to be taken up in […]

Toccoa resident Inger Neal came before the Toccoa City Commission on Monday asking the commissioners for their stance on hate crimes in Toccoa-Stephens County. During the public comment section of the meeting, Neal asked the board about an email she had sent out to the commissioners. “I would like to say ‘Thank you’ to Miss Fry (Commissioner Gail Fry) for […]

The Summer Movies will be returning to the Historic Ritz Theatre next week in Toccoa-Stephens County. According to Ritz Theatre General Manager Tami Mayhugh, this is the first time since early March, that the Historic Ritz Theatre will be opening its doors to the public. She says the Summer Movie Series is slated to begin next Thursday, July 2, at […]

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, Stephens County remains at 165 cases of COVID-19. To date, Stephens County has had five deaths due to complications from COVID-19. Habersham County continues to be the county hit the hardest in our area with 639 positive cases of the virus and 34 fatalities due to complications from the virus. Locally, at […]

The Toccoa City Commission adopted the city’s Fiscal Year 2021 Operational Budget during Monday’s meeting at City Hall. During the meeting, the Commission held the second reading of the proposed $32 million budget. City Manager Billy Morse presented the budget for Fiscal Year 2021 to the commission. He says the total of all funds for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget […]

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners will meet today for its regular scheduled meeting and work session. The meeting will be conducted through teleconference. Anyone wishing to attend the meeting is asked to call-in at 425-436-6345. After calling-in you’ll be asked to input the code: 585174. Up for consideration is a rezoning request from Jennifer Brawner for the property located […]

Stephens County Hospital has partnered with Mt. Zion Baptist Church to coordinate a day of Free COVID-19 testing in Stephens County. On Wednesday, June 24, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. the testing site will be set up in the parking lot of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, located at 115 West Whitman Street. Residents do not need a doctor’s approval […]

A Rabun County man is the latest to be arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on charges of Sexual Exploitation of Children. 37-year-old Aaron Andrews was charged with three counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Pornography) by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit. GBI agents were assisted with the arrest of […]

A Stephens County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering after an on-duty wreck this weekend in Toccoa. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, on June 20, at approximately 1:20 p.m., a Stephens County Sheriff’s vehicle, driven by Arron Moss, was responding to a 911 call with lights and siren activated when it crashed. Shirley says while traveling west on East Tugalo […]